Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Limestone County welcomed 3,705 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Limestone County, A. B. McBay Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students each.
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 name | % of Pacific Islander students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| A. B. McBay Elementary School | 0.6 | 539 |
| Mexia High School | 0.2 | 533 |
| H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School | 0 | 502 |
| Groesbeck High School | 0 | 421 |
| Mexia Junior High School | 0.5 | 404 |
| R. Q. Sims Intermediate School | 0.5 | 372 |
| Enge-Washington Intermediate School | 0 | 350 |
| Groesbeck Middle School | 0 | 273 |
| Coolidge Elementary School | 0 | 160 |
| Coolidge High School | 0 | 143 |
| Developmental Center | 0 | 8 |
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