East DFW News

There were 13,821 Hispanic students enrolled in Kaufman County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kaufman County welcomed 36,917 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 37.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in Kaufman County, Terrell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 804 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
North Forney High School	28.3	2,502
Forney High School	30.2	2,272
Crandall High School	36.7	1,707
Terrell High School	54.8	1,466
Kaufman High School	54.4	1,303
Herman Furlough Junior Middle School	55.1	1,168
Mabank High School	24.6	1,111
Rhodes Intermediate School	33.7	995
Norman Junior High School	56.2	989
Crandall Middle School	39.4	983
Jackson Middle School	34	969
Warren Middle School	31	903
Rhea Intermediate School	25.5	833
Hollis T. Dietz Elementary School	31.7	815
Criswell Elementary School	63.2	807
Griffin Elementary School	20.5	782
Lewis Elementary School	23.5	763
Henderson Elementary School	23.7	737
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary School	53.6	701
Blackburn Elementary School	20.2	697
Johnson Elementary School	30.1	694
Crosby Elementary School	19.6	682
Central Elementary School	21.3	675
Brown Middle School	22.1	673
J. W. Long Elementary School	61.5	672
Barbara Walker Elementary School	32.3	663
W. A. Martin Elementary School	58.2	644
Mabank Intermediate School	25.9	611
Smith Intermediate School	18.6	602
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School	35.9	596
Noble Reed	55	595
Mabank Junior High School	26.1	590
Lucille Nash Elementary School	45.3	579
Dr. Bruce Wood Elementary School	51.4	578
Claybon Elementary School	24.2	575
Kemp High School	38.7	543
Kemp Primary School	40	503
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	61.1	494
J. R. Phillips Elementary School	63.7	471
J. W. Monday Elementary School	55.9	469
Scurry-Rosser Middle School	25.8	407
Kemp Junior High School	39.9	401
Kemp Intermediate School	38.5	382
Scurry-Rosser High School	23.8	366
W. H. Burnett Elementary School	53.2	329
Scurry-Rosser Elementary School	33.8	293
Global Leadership Academy	36.9	241
Tisd Child & Adolescent School	5.1	39
Gary W. Campbell High School	59.3	27
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School	71.4	14
Kemp Alternative	66.7	6