West Houston News

Waller County schools enrolled 6,166 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,845 students enrolled in Waller County schools, 69.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.8% increase over the previous school year.

Waller County enrolled the 62nd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged 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 Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Hempstead Elementary School	753	834
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	751	1,084
H. T. Jones Elementary School	628	765
Waller Junior High School	620	899
Royal High School	601	842
Royal Elementary School	593	762
Royal Junior High School	434	593
Fields Store Elementary School	419	663
Hempstead High School	373	465
Royal Early Childhood Center	355	440
Bryant Elementary School	346	1,149
Hempstead Middle School	283	339
Safe Haven	10	10