Waco Reporter

There were 51 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Mclennan County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.9% 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, Pacific Islander comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 113 schools in Mclennan County, Harmony School of Innovation- Euless, Hewitt Elementary School, and Midway Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of five 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midway High School	0.1	2,556
Waco High School	0.1	1,964
University High School	0.1	1,672
Midway Middle School	0.4	1,314
Harmony Science Academy - Dallas	0.1	1,128
Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth	0	968
Tennyson Middle School	0	959
La Vega High School	0	937
China Spring Elementary School	0	932
China Spring High School	0	898
Cesar Chavez Middle School	0	876
Castleman Creek Elementary School	0.1	824
Bell's Hill Elementary School	0	757
Lake Air Montessori School	0	717
Harmony Science Academy - Garland	0	702
Robinson High School	0	690
La Vega Elementary School	0	679
China Spring Intermediate School	0	675
Dean Highland Elementary School	0	662
South Bosque Elementary School	0.3	660
Harmony School of Innovation- Euless	0.8	652
Hewitt Elementary School	0.8	651
Spring Valley Elementary School	0	639
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland	0	636
Connally High School	0	620
Harmony Science Academy - Euless	0.5	612
Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth	0	605
La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus	0	596
Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	0	593
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco	0	592
Parkdale Elementary School	0	588
Woodway Elementary School	0	577
River Valley Intermediate School	0.2	576
Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas	0	564
Robinson Intermediate School	0	547
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	0.2	542
West Elementary School	0.4	535
Connally Junior High School	0	520
Connally Primary School	0	519
Indian Spring Middle School	0	513
Lorena High School	0	512
Alta Vista Elementary School	0	504
Harmony Science Academy - Plano	0.2	489
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	0	486
South Waco Elementary School	0	480
Kendrick Elementary School	0	471
Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie	0	457
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton	0	455
Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	0	455
China Spring Middle School	0.2	448
Crestview Elementary School	0	448
La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus	0.4	445
G. W. Carver Middle School	0	444
Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas	0	442
Hillcrest Pds Magnet	0	439
Lorena Middle School	0	438
McGregor High School	0.9	436
La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus	0.2	434
Lorena Primary School	0	425
McGregor Elementary School	0.2	425
Robinson Junior High School	0	418
West High School	0	415
Junior High Hines Elementary School	0	412
Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	0	401
Robinson Primary School	0.5	389
Lorena Elementary School	0.3	388
Mountainview Elementary School	0	388
Provident Heights Elementary School	0.3	373
Connally Elementary School	0.3	367
Brook Avenue Elementary School	0	365
Axtell Elementary School	0	354
Robinson Elementary School	0	353
Woodgate Intermediate School	0	347
Bosqueville Elementary School	0.3	331
Isbill Junior High School	0	324
Riesel School	0	321
Crawford High School	0.3	310
Mart Elementary School	0	310
McGregor Primary School	0.3	309
West Avenue Elementary School	0.3	305
Foster Elementary School	0	302
Speegleville Elementary School	0	290
Quinn Campus Public Middle School	0	259
West Middle School	0	258
Crawford Elementary School	0	248
Connally Early Childhood Center	0	243
Moody Elementary School	0	238
Gholson School	0	232
Mart High School	0	222
Bosqueville High School	0.5	217
Moody High School	0	209
Axtell High School	0	205
Bruceville-Eddy High School	0	204
Moody Middle School	0	198
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School	0	195
Waco Charter School	0	193
Axtell Middle School	0	164
Hallsburg School	0	162
Bosqueville Middle School	0	154
Bruceville-Eddy Junior High School	0	146
Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate School	0	132
Bruceville-Eddy Elementary School	0	120
Brazos High School	0	118
G. L. Wiley Opportunity Center	0	107
Moody Pre-K	0	43
Waco Center for Youth	0	35
West Brookhaven Youth Ranch School	0	31
Challenge Academy	0	21
Bill Logue Detention Center	0	17
Axtell/Be DAEP	0	7
Challenge Academy	0	6
Tag	0	5
Challenge Academy	0	3