East DFW News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Kaufman County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 36,917 students attending Kaufman County schools, 37.4% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34.3% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students made up the largest ethnic group in Kaufman County, comprising 36.2% of the student body.

Henderson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 43.1% Black students, 23.7% Hispanic students, 22.5% white students, 5.7% multiracial students, 4.3% Asian students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 7.1% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Barbara Walker Elementary School	Black	39.2%	663
Blackburn Elementary School	Black	46.5%	697
Brown Middle School	Black	53.8%	673
Central Elementary School	White	72.3%	675
Claybon Elementary School	White	44.2%	575
Crandall High School	Hispanic	36.7%	1,707
Crandall Middle School	Hispanic	39.4%	983
Criswell Elementary School	Hispanic	63.2%	807
Crosby Elementary School	Black	52.6%	682
Dr. Bruce Wood Elementary School	Hispanic	51.4%	578
Forney High School	White	43.1%	2,272
Gary W. Campbell High School	Hispanic	59.3%	27
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary School	Hispanic	53.6%	701
Global Leadership Academy	White	41.5%	241
Griffin Elementary School	Black	53.3%	782
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	61.1%	494
Henderson Elementary School	Black	43.1%	737
Herman Furlough Junior Middle School	Hispanic	55.1%	1,168
Hollis T. Dietz Elementary School	Black	50.2%	815
J. R. Phillips Elementary School	Hispanic	63.7%	471
J. W. Long Elementary School	Hispanic	61.5%	672
J. W. Monday Elementary School	Hispanic	55.9%	469
Jackson Middle School	Black	39.4%	969
Johnson Elementary School	White	36.5%	694
Kaufman High School	Hispanic	54.4%	1,303
Kemp Alternative	Hispanic	66.7%	6
Kemp High School	White	55.1%	543
Kemp Intermediate School	White	55.2%	382
Kemp Junior High School	White	53.9%	401
Kemp Primary School	White	53.3%	503
Lewis Elementary School	Black	49.4%	763
Lucille Nash Elementary School	Hispanic	45.3%	579
Mabank High School	White	68.3%	1,111
Mabank Intermediate School	White	67.9%	611
Mabank Junior High School	White	68.5%	590
Noble Reed	Hispanic	55%	595
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School	White	56.9%	596
Norman Junior High School	Hispanic	56.2%	989
North Forney High School	Black	45.4%	2,502
Rhea Intermediate School	White	49.3%	833
Rhodes Intermediate School	Black	38.2%	995
Scurry-Rosser Elementary School	White	59.7%	293
Scurry-Rosser High School	White	73%	366
Scurry-Rosser Middle School	White	70%	407
Smith Intermediate School	Black	55.1%	602
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School	Hispanic	71.4%	14
Terrell High School	Hispanic	54.8%	1,466
Tisd Child & Adolescent School	White	71.8%	39
W. A. Martin Elementary School	Hispanic	58.2%	644
W. H. Burnett Elementary School	Hispanic	53.2%	329
Warren Middle School	White	45%	903