East Central Texas News

There were 1,203 Black students enrolled in Navarro County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Navarro County welcomed 10,547 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Navarro County, Corsicana High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 277 students.

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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Corsicana High School	15.3	1,805
Corsicana Middle School	16.3	928
Collins Intermediate School	15.9	868
Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School	14.8	621
Kerens School	17.7	570
Bowie Elementary School	13.5	534
Carroll Elementary School	28.7	502
Mildred High School	2.4	468
Sam Houston Elementary School	2.5	439
Blooming Grove Elementary School	2.3	428
Rice Elementary School	1.5	407
Fannin Elementary School	18	399
Mildred Elementary School	1.1	380
Rice Intermediate/Middle School	2.2	322
Rice High School	2.6	307
Dawson Elementary School	7.1	281
Blooming Grove High School	0.4	267
Dawson High School	7.9	265
Frost High School	2.1	240
Blooming Grove Junior High School	3.1	225
Frost Elementary School	1.9	215
Two Dimensions at Corsicana	54.8	73
Navarro County AEP/ABC	33.3	3