2021-22 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Galveston County County schools?

By South Galveston News

Apr 1, 2024

Of the many ethnicities represented in Galveston County County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Galveston County County schools in 2021-22 school year were white, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 61,058 students attending Galveston County County schools, 41.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37% of Galveston County County students.

In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Galveston County County, representing 42.3% of the student body.

Louis G. Lobit Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 40% white students, 37% Hispanic students, 14.3% Black students, 5% Multi-racial students, 3.2% Asian students, 0.4% Pacific Islander students, and 0.1% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.01% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Ethnicities in Galveston County County in 2021-22 School Year

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Galveston County County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Aim College & Career Prep	Hispanic	38.4%	125
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy	Black	52.6%	190
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School	white	59.1%	821
Austin Middle School	Hispanic	42.7%	574
Ball High School	Hispanic	48.4%	2,015
Bay Colony Elementary School	Hispanic	45.4%	667
Bayside Intermediate School	white	55%	979
Blocker Middle School	Hispanic	49.6%	893
Burnet Elementary School	Hispanic	68%	513
C. W. Cline Elementary School	white	67%	816
Calder Road Elementary School	Hispanic	42.7%	708
Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start	Hispanic	50.3%	290
Campbell Elementary School	white	53.4%	701
Central Middle School	Hispanic	44.3%	557
Clear Creek High School	white	43.9%	2,346
Clear Creek Intermediate School	Hispanic	44.9%	769
Clear Falls High School	white	58.7%	2,506
Clear Springs High School	white	52.6%	2,777
Coastal Alternative Program	white	75%	4
Coastal Alternative Program (Cap)	Hispanic	100%	2
Collegiate Academy	Hispanic	48.7%	618
Creekside Intermediate School	white	53%	887
Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School	white	54.4%	136
Crosby Middle School	Black	38.8%	369
Dan Junior Kubacak Elementary School	white	72.8%	654
Darwin L. Gilmore Elementary School	white	65.1%	737
Dickinson Continuation Center	Hispanic	57.1%	70
Dickinson High School	Hispanic	49.4%	3,500
Dunbar Middle School	Hispanic	57.5%	666
Elva C. Lobit Middle School	Hispanic	39.3%	527
Eugene 'Gene' Kranz Junior High School	Hispanic	52%	963
Friendswood High School	white	69%	1,983
Friendswood Junior High School	white	66.7%	1,482
Fry Intermediate School	Hispanic	53.4%	812
Galveston County Detention Center	Hispanic	47.1%	17
Hayley Elementary School	Hispanic	45.6%	561
Heights Elementary School	Hispanic	53.5%	342
Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School	white	60.3%	827
High Island School	white	81.6%	158
Hitchcock Headstart	Black	58.5%	159
Hitchcock High School	Black	38.2%	429
Hitchcock Primary School	Hispanic	36.9%	425
Hughes Road Elementary School	Hispanic	41%	685
I. W. and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School	white	64.2%	681
Jake Silbernagel Elementary School	Hispanic	71.9%	619
James High Ross Elementary School	white	49.9%	565
John and Shamarion Barber Middle School	Hispanic	51.8%	585
Kenneth E. Little Elementary School	Hispanic	66%	600
Kohfeldt Elementary School	Hispanic	57.3%	431
La Marque High School	Black	58%	648
La Marque Middle School	Black	56.1%	503
Lavace Stewart Elementary School	Hispanic	59.1%	704
League City Elementary School	Hispanic	64.8%	722
League City Intermediate School	white	55.4%	1,108
Lloyd R. Ferguson Elementary School	white	64.3%	687
Louis G. Lobit Elementary School	white	40%	760
Mainland Preparatory Academy	Black	70.3%	360
Manual Guajardo Junior Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	502
Moody Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	39.7%	141
Morgan Elementary Magnet School	Hispanic	56.4%	534
Odyssey Academy - Galveston	Hispanic	68.1%	881
Oppe Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	572
Parker Elementary School	Black	36.5%	474
R. D. McAdams Junior High School	Hispanic	50.1%	912
Ralph Parr Elementary School	white	51.9%	732
Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School	Hispanic	54.4%	535
Rosenberg Elementary Laboratory for Learning and Leading	Black	43.4%	401
Roy Junior Wollam Elementary School	white	67.5%	664
San Leon Elementary School	Hispanic	50.1%	643
Sandra Mossman Elementary School	white	61.5%	792
Santa Fe High School	white	73.3%	1,345
Santa Fe Junior High School	white	70.7%	1,024
Simms Elementary School	Black	64%	495
Stewart Elementary School	Hispanic	37%	335
Texas City High School	Hispanic	51.2%	1,729
Transforming Lives Cooperative (Tlc)	Hispanic	33.3%	9
Victory Lakes Intermediate School	white	56.3%	959
Walter Hall Elementary School	white	57.2%	505
Westwood Elementary School	white	67.4%	663
William F. Barnett Elementary School	white	64.4%	674
Windsong Intermediate School	white	64.9%	647
Woodrow Wilson DAEP	Black	61.8%	68
Zue School Bales Intermediate	white	68.4%	589