Waco Reporter

There were 9,873 Black students enrolled in Mclennan County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Mclennan County welcomed 53,544 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 18.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 113 schools in Mclennan County, Waco High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 632 students.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midway High School	11.3	2,556
Waco High School	32.2	1,964
University High School	18.5	1,672
Midway Middle School	11.6	1,314
Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	28.7	1,128
Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth	21.7	968
Tennyson Middle School	28.1	959
La Vega High School	28.1	937
China Spring Elementary School	5.2	932
China Spring High School	7.6	898
Cesar Chavez Middle School	24.7	876
Castleman Creek Elementary School	14.2	824
Bell's Hill Elementary School	4.6	757
Lake Air Montessori School	13.5	717
Harmony Science Academy - Garland	29.8	702
Robinson High School	2.5	690
La Vega Elementary School	24.6	679
China Spring Intermediate School	6.1	675
Dean Highland Elementary School	24.5	662
South Bosque Elementary School	5.2	660
Harmony School of Innovation- Euless	27	652
Hewitt Elementary School	13.4	651
Spring Valley Elementary School	9.4	639
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland	23.1	636
Connally High School	34.2	620
Harmony Science Academy - Euless	32.8	612
Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth	28.8	605
La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus	23.5	596
Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	18.9	593
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco	8.3	592
Parkdale Elementary School	43	588
Woodway Elementary School	8	577
River Valley Intermediate School	9.7	576
Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas	25	564
Robinson Intermediate School	1.8	547
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	13.5	542
West Elementary School	2.4	535
Connally Junior High School	31	520
Connally Primary School	34.9	519
Indian Spring Middle School	27.7	513
Lorena High School	2.5	512
Alta Vista Elementary School	20.8	504
Harmony Science Academy - Plano	41.9	489
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	26.7	486
South Waco Elementary School	54.6	480
Kendrick Elementary School	11.7	471
Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie	26.7	457
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton	23.7	455
Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	34.1	455
China Spring Middle School	6.5	448
Crestview Elementary School	30.8	448
La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus	25.8	445
G. W. Carver Middle School	48.2	444
Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas	25.1	442
Hillcrest Pds Magnet	15.5	439
Lorena Middle School	1.4	438
McGregor High School	6	436
La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus	24.4	434
Lorena Primary School	1.4	425
McGregor Elementary School	6.8	425
Robinson Junior High School	2.6	418
West High School	1.9	415
Junior High Hines Elementary School	71.1	412
Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	38.4	401
Robinson Primary School	2.8	389
Lorena Elementary School	2.1	388
Mountainview Elementary School	18.8	388
Provident Heights Elementary School	22.5	373
Connally Elementary School	27.5	367
Brook Avenue Elementary School	40.3	365
Axtell Elementary School	1.1	354
Robinson Elementary School	2.5	353
Woodgate Intermediate School	16.7	347
Bosqueville Elementary School	2.1	331
Isbill Junior High School	5.2	324
Riesel School	1.6	321
Crawford High School	1	310
Mart Elementary School	19.4	310
McGregor Primary School	5.8	309
West Avenue Elementary School	44.3	305
Foster Elementary School	1.3	302
Speegleville Elementary School	13.1	290
Quinn Campus Public Middle School	30.5	259
West Middle School	1.6	258
Crawford Elementary School	2.8	248
Connally Early Childhood Center	31.3	243
Moody Elementary School	5.5	238
Gholson School	3.9	232
Mart High School	23	222
Bosqueville High School	3.7	217
Moody High School	5.7	209
Axtell High School	1	205
Bruceville-Eddy High School	1.5	204
Moody Middle School	6.1	198
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School	25.6	195
Waco Charter School	23.3	193
Axtell Middle School	0	164
Hallsburg School	2.5	162
Bosqueville Middle School	3.2	154
Bruceville-Eddy Junior High School	0.7	146
Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate School	0.8	132
Bruceville-Eddy Elementary School	0	120
Brazos High School	35.6	118
G. L. Wiley Opportunity Center	58.9	107
Moody Pre-K	4.7	43
Waco Center for Youth	17.1	35
West Brookhaven Youth Ranch School	35.5	31
Challenge Academy	52.4	21
Bill Logue Detention Center	47.1	17
Axtell/Be DAEP	14.3	7
Challenge Academy	16.7	6
Tag	20	5
Challenge Academy	0	3