Upper East Texas News

There were 943 Black students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 5,435 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 17.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Cass County, Atlanta Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 167 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Atlanta Primary School	28.5	585
Hughes Springs Elementary School	14.8	535
Atlanta High School	33.6	476
Atlanta Elementary School	28.3	449
J. K. Hileman Elementary School	12.8	384
Atlanta Middle School	30.1	369
Linden Elementary School	15.6	340
Hughes Springs High School	8.3	338
Queen City High School	13.5	296
Hughes Springs Junior High School	7.2	276
Morris Upchurch Middle School	16.1	274
Bloomburg School	2.7	256
Linden-Kildare High School	11.2	187
McLeod Elementary School	0.6	165
McLeod Middle School	0.7	140
Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School	11.3	133
Avinger School	15.4	123
McLeod High School	0.9	109