There were 597 students enrolled in Atlanta Primary School in 2021-22 school year in Cass County

By Upper East Texas News

Dec 28, 2023

Atlanta Primary School had the highest enrollment among Cass County schools, welcoming 597 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 54.6% of the Atlanta Primary School total enrollment.

Among the 18 schools in Cass County, Hughes Springs Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 541 students, while Atlanta High School welcomed 510 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Atlanta Primary School is a part of Atlanta ISD, which roughly covers schools within Cass County with its main office in Atlanta.

In the previous school year, Atlanta Primary School also had the highest number of students among Cass County schools.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Atlanta Primary School Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Cass County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Atlanta Primary School	Atlanta	597
Hughes Springs Elementary School	Hughes Springs	541
Atlanta High School	Atlanta	510
Atlanta Elementary School	Atlanta	427
Atlanta Middle School	Atlanta	377
J. K. Hileman Elementary School	Queen City	364
Linden Elementary School	Linden	334
Hughes Springs High School	Hughes Springs	333
Queen City High School	Queen City	301
Hughes Springs Junior High School	Hughes Springs	272
Morris Upchurch Middle School	Queen City	270
Bloomburg School	Bloomburg	241
Linden-Kildare High School	Linden	164
McLeod Elementary School	Mcleod	153
Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School	Linden	140
Avinger School	Avinger	137
McLeod Middle School	Mcleod	133
McLeod High School	Mcleod	114