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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1.2% of Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were two Asian students enrolled in Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District welcomed 170 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District roughly covers schools within Galveston County and has a main office in Galveston.

Ambassadors Preparatory Academy was the only school in the district which enrolled Asian students, welcoming two students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Ethnicities in Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District in 2022-23 School Year
African American (57.1%)Hispanic (30%)White (8.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.1%)

Enrollment in Ambassadors Preparatory Academy School District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Asian StudentsAsian students %
2022-2317021.2%
2021-2219031.6%
2020-2124652%
2019-2028172.5%

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