West Houston News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Waller County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,845 students attending Waller County schools, 59.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Waller County, comprising 58.4% of the student body.

Waller Junior High School, Evelyn Turlington Elementary School and Royal High School had the most diverse student body in Waller County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.6% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Bryant Elementary School	White	35.7%	1,149
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	Hispanic	62.2%	1,084
Fields Store Elementary School	White	48.6%	663
H. T. Jones Elementary School	Hispanic	62.6%	765
Hempstead Elementary School	Hispanic	62.6%	834
Hempstead High School	Hispanic	63.9%	465
Hempstead Middle School	Hispanic	60.8%	339
Royal Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	72.3%	440
Royal Elementary School	Hispanic	74.4%	762
Royal High School	Hispanic	72.8%	842
Royal Junior High School	Hispanic	74.5%	593
Safe Haven	White	50%	10
Waller Junior High School	Hispanic	61.7%	899