Upper East Texas News

There were 29 American Indian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 5,408 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Cass County, Morris Upchurch Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of five 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Atlanta Primary School	0.5	597
Hughes Springs Elementary School	0.2	541
Atlanta High School	0.8	510
Atlanta Elementary School	0.2	427
Atlanta Middle School	0	377
J. K. Hileman Elementary School	0.5	364
Linden Elementary School	0.6	334
Hughes Springs High School	0.3	333
Queen City High School	1.3	301
Hughes Springs Junior High School	0	272
Morris Upchurch Middle School	1.9	270
Bloomburg School	0	241
Linden-Kildare High School	0.6	164
McLeod Elementary School	0	153
Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School	0	140
Avinger School	2.2	137
McLeod Middle School	0.8	133
McLeod High School	0.9	114