West Houston News

There were 1,683 Black students enrolled in Waller County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Waller County welcomed 12,547 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 13.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Waller County, Waller High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 263 students.

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 name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waller High School	10.8	2,442
Schultz Junior High School	7	1,073
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	4.9	1,010
Waller Junior High School	12.3	946
Roberts Road Elementary School	14.2	914
Hempstead Elementary School	27.9	795
Royal High School	16.5	774
Royal Elementary School	14	707
H. T. Jones Elementary School	25.8	690
I. T. Holleman Elementary School	9.3	666
Fields Store Elementary School	1.7	645
Royal Junior High School	15.3	627
Royal Early Childhood Center	15.6	467
Hempstead High School	22.4	442
Hempstead Middle School	23.8	341
Hempstead Alternative Learning Center	12.5	8