West Texas News

Hockley County schools enrolled 2,989 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 4,706 students enrolled in Hockley County schools, 63.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.

Hockley County enrolled the 101st highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Levelland Middle School	490	652
Levelland High School	427	721
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	328	407
Levelland Intermediate School	319	402
South Elementary School	245	296
Smyer Schools	212	417
Capitol Elementary School	209	278
Ropes School	182	514
Anton School	146	182
Whitharral School	129	236
Sundown Elementary School	125	261
Sundown High School	96	188
Sundown Junior High School	67	136
Parkview School - Levelland	9	9
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	5	7