Corpus Christi Sun

There were 9,494 Hispanic students enrolled in San Patricio County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that San Patricio County welcomed 13,550 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 70.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in San Patricio County, Gregory-Portland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 878 students.

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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gregory-Portland High School	60	1,464
Gregory-Portland Middle School	55.9	1,124
Andrews Elementary School	70.8	636
Ingleside High School	52.8	633
Sinton High School	78.5	610
Clark Elementary School	66.1	596
East Cliff Elementary School	45.9	580
Welder Elementary School	85.9	574
Austin Elementary School	69.1	537
Ingleside Primary School	55.8	495
H. T. Faulk Elementary School	69.2	483
Aransas Pass High School	67	457
Sinton Elementary School	80	449
Gilbert Junior Mircovich Elementary School	53.6	448
Mathis High School	93.5	434
E. Merle Smith Middle School	81.5	428
Mathis Elementary School	89.7	409
A. C. Blunt Middle School	65.6	387
Woodroe Petty Elementary School	92.4	381
Charlie Marshall Elementary School	65.1	373
Mathis Intermediate School	79.6	323
Mathis Middle School	82.4	319
Odem High School	81.7	279
Taft High School	84.3	242
Odem Elementary School	86.7	233
Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School	91	199
Odem Intermediate School	85.3	197
Odem Junior High School	85.6	188
Coastal Horizons Academy	71	62
Juvenile Detention Center	70	10