Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that West ISD schools welcomed 1,265 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
West ISD roughly covers schools within McLennan County and has a main office in West.
Among the four schools in West ISD schools, West Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 454 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,265 | 969 | 76.6% |
| 2021-22 | 1,239 | 943 | 76.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,264 | 958 | 75.8% |
| 2019-20 | 1,340 | 1,008 | 75.2% |
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