Upper East Texas News

There were 1,919 Hispanic students enrolled in Hopkins County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hopkins County welcomed 6,756 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 28.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 353 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sulphur Springs High School	28.9	1,221
Sulphur Springs Middle School	29.2	1,017
Como-Pickton School	42.5	725
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	27.5	621
Barbara Bush Primary School	21.4	336
Bowie Primary School	16.7	317
North Hopkins Elementary School	20.6	306
Rowena Johnson Primary School	17.9	301
Miller Grove School	17.1	299
Travis Primary School	72.1	272
Saltillo School	29.1	244
Douglass Eclc	36.5	230
North Hopkins High School	27.5	229
Cumby High School	15.2	223
Cumby Elementary School	10.4	212
Sulphur Bluff ISD	13.3	203