West Houston News

Waller County schools enrolled 5,706 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 11.2% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 8,791 students enrolled in Waller County schools, 64.9% of them are considered to be at risk.

Waller County had the 59th highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

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	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Bryant Elementary School	518	1,330
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	633	1,010
Waller Junior High School	647	946
Hempstead Elementary School	637	795
Royal High School	499	774
Royal Elementary School	555	707
H. T. Jones Elementary School	519	690
Fields Store Elementary School	379	645
Royal Junior High School	501	627
Royal Early Childhood Center	277	467
Hempstead High School	264	442
Hempstead Middle School	260	341
Safe Haven	9	9
Hempstead Alternative Learning Center	8	8