Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 54.1% of the Colorado Elementary and Middle School total enrollment.
Among the five schools in Mitchell County, Westbrook School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 258 students, while Colorado High School welcomed 205 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Colorado Elementary and Middle School is a part of Colorado ISD, which roughly covers schools within Mitchell County with its main office in Colorado City.
In the previous school year, Colorado Elementary and Middle School also had the highest number of students among Mitchell County schools.
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.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Elementary and Middle School | Colorado City | 677 |
| Westbrook School | Westbrook | 258 |
| Colorado High School | Colorado City | 205 |
| Loraine School | Loraine | 135 |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado City | 14 |
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