West Texas News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Lamb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,704 students attending Lamb County schools, 71.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.3% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Lamb County, comprising 71.7% of the student body.

Littlefield High School and Littlefield Primary School had the most diverse student body in Lamb County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.7% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Amherst School	Hispanic	87.5%	120
Hp Webb Elementary School	Hispanic	72.3%	282
Littlefield Elementary School	Hispanic	77.2%	263
Littlefield High School	Hispanic	70.6%	364
Littlefield Junior High School	Hispanic	81.5%	275
Littlefield Primary School	Hispanic	78.7%	301
Olton High School	Hispanic	79.4%	175
Olton Junior High School	Hispanic	75%	140
Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School	Hispanic	69.8%	179
Springlake-Earth High School	Hispanic	74.8%	131
Sudan Elementary School	Hispanic	50%	294
Sudan High School	Hispanic	50.6%	180