Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Floyd County welcomed 1,120 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Floyd County, A. B. Duncan Collegiate Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. B. Duncan Collegiate Elementary School | 4.3 | 328 |
| Floydada Collegiate High School | 2.6 | 189 |
| Lockney Elementary School | 2.1 | 189 |
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School | 3.6 | 166 |
| Lockney High School | 0.7 | 138 |
| Lockney Junior High School | 2.9 | 103 |
| Floydada ISD DAEP | 0 | 4 |
| Lockney DAEP | 0 | 3 |
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