Waco Reporter

There were 248 Hispanic students enrolled in Moody ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Moody ISD schools welcomed 722 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 34.3% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Moody ISD roughly covers schools within McLennan County and has a main office in Moody.

Among the five schools in Moody ISD schools, Moody Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 87 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	722	248	34.3%
2021-22	688	250	36.3%
2020-21	666	208	31.2%
2019-20	694	216	31.1%