Upper East Texas News

There were 10 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Hopkins County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 25% 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, Pacific Islander comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Sulphur Springs High School, and Sulphur Springs Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sulphur Springs High School	0.2	1,221
Sulphur Springs Middle School	0.2	1,017
Como-Pickton School	0	725
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	0.3	621
Barbara Bush Primary School	0.3	336
Bowie Primary School	0	317
North Hopkins Elementary School	0.3	306
Rowena Johnson Primary School	0	301
Miller Grove School	0.3	299
Travis Primary School	0	272
Saltillo School	0	244
Douglass Eclc	0.4	230
North Hopkins High School	0	229
Cumby High School	0	223
Cumby Elementary School	0	212
Sulphur Bluff ISD	0	203