West Texas News

There were 96 Black students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hockley County welcomed 4,687 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Hockley County, Levelland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 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
Levelland High School	4	745
Levelland Middle School	2.4	622
Ropes School	0.5	546
Smyer Schools	0.5	442
Levelland Intermediate School	2	396
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	1.4	357
Capitol Elementary School	4	297
South Elementary School	1.8	274
Sundown Elementary School	0	260
Whitharral School	0.9	234
Sundown High School	0.6	181
Anton School	5.3	170
Sundown Junior High School	0.7	145
Parkview School - Levelland	25	12
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	0	6