West Texas News

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Lamb County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,661 students attending Lamb County schools, 71.4% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.7% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Lamb County, comprising 71.6% of the student body.

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

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1.6%.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Amherst School	Hispanic	82.5%	114
Hp Webb Elementary School	Hispanic	72%	293
Littlefield Elementary School	Hispanic	75.2%	226
Littlefield High School	Hispanic	74.2%	364
Littlefield Junior High School	Hispanic	77.5%	289
Littlefield Primary School	Hispanic	76.8%	319
Olton High School	Hispanic	82.6%	201
Olton Junior High School	Hispanic	72%	125
Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School	Hispanic	66.4%	143
Springlake-Earth High School	Hispanic	78.5%	121
Sudan Elementary School	Hispanic	49.5%	291
Sudan High School	Hispanic	54.3%	175