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 Hockley County welcomed 4,697 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 62.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 14 schools in Hockley County, Levelland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 501 students.
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.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Levelland High School | 69.5 | 721 |
| Levelland Middle School | 73.9 | 652 |
| Ropes School | 29.4 | 514 |
| Smyer Schools | 45.6 | 417 |
| Levelland Academic Beginnings Center | 75.7 | 407 |
| Levelland Intermediate School | 76.6 | 402 |
| South Elementary School | 78 | 296 |
| Capitol Elementary School | 72.3 | 278 |
| Sundown Elementary School | 60.2 | 261 |
| Whitharral School | 39.8 | 236 |
| Sundown High School | 61.2 | 188 |
| Anton School | 72.5 | 182 |
| Sundown Junior High School | 57.4 | 136 |
| Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education) | 57.1 | 7 |
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