Jim Wells County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By Corpus Christi Sun

Aug 2, 2024

Alice High School had the highest enrollment among Jim Wells County schools, welcoming 1,290 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 93.3% of the Alice High School total enrollment.

Among the 15 schools in Jim Wells County, Adams Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,029 students, while Noonan Elementary School welcomed 572 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Alice High School is a part of Alice ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jim Wells County with its main office in Alice.

In the previous school year, Alice High School also had the highest number of students among Jim Wells County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Enrollment in Alice High School Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Jim Wells County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Alice High School	Alice	1,290
Adams Middle School	Alice	1,029
Noonan Elementary School	Alice	572
Orange Grove High School	Orange Grove	558
Schallert Elementary School	Alice	546
Dubose Elementary School	Lufkin	536
Saenz Elementary School	Alice	533
Orange Grove Primary School	Orange Grove	443
Orange Grove Junior High School	Orange Grove	396
Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy	Premont	379
Premont Collegiate High School	Premont	361
Orange Grove Elementary School	Orange Grove	358
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School	Ben Bolt	266
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Ben Bolt	228
La Gloria Elementary School	Falurrias	102