West Houston News

Waller County schools enrolled 5,999 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,791 students enrolled in Waller County schools, 68.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.5% increase over the previous school year.

Waller County enrolled the 62nd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Hempstead Elementary School	740	795
Waller Junior High School	700	946
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	688	1,010
Royal Elementary School	583	707
H. T. Jones Elementary School	574	690
Royal High School	547	774
Royal Junior High School	477	627
Fields Store Elementary School	395	645
Hempstead High School	357	442
Royal Early Childhood Center	349	467
Hempstead Middle School	291	341
Bryant Elementary School	284	1,330
Safe Haven	8	9
Hempstead Alternative Learning Center	6	8