Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Limestone County welcomed 3,732 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Limestone County, Mexia High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 125 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mexia High School | 22.6 | 553 |
| A. B. McBay Elementary School | 21.6 | 527 |
| H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School | 8 | 501 |
| Groesbeck High School | 11.8 | 458 |
| Mexia Junior High School | 26.4 | 386 |
| R. Q. Sims Intermediate School | 21.2 | 386 |
| Enge-Washington Intermediate School | 5.9 | 337 |
| Groesbeck Middle School | 13 | 277 |
| Coolidge Elementary School | 17.4 | 155 |
| Coolidge High School | 15 | 140 |
| Developmental Center | 41.7 | 12 |
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