South DFW News

Waxahachie High School had the highest enrollment among Ellis County schools, welcoming 2,795 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Waxahachie High School students was white, accounting for 44.2% of the student population.

Among the 66 schools in Ellis County, Midlothian High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,112 students, while Red Oak High School welcomed 2,019 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Waxahachie High School is a part of Waxahachie ISD, which roughly covers schools within Ellis County with its main office in Waxahachie.

In the previous school year, Waxahachie High School also had the highest number of students among Ellis County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Waxahachie High School	Waxahachie	2,795
Midlothian High School	Midlothian	2,112
Red Oak High School	Red Oak	2,019
Ennis High School	Ennis	1,704
Red Oak Middle School	Red Oak	1,573
Midlothian Heritage High School	Midlothian	1,161
Walnut Grove Middle School	Midlothian	1,036
Life School Red Oak	Red Oak	1,019
Life High School Waxahachie	Red Oak	986
Ennis Junior High School	Ennis	868
Evelyn Love Coleman Junior High School	Waxahachie	845
Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School	Midlothian	819
Eddie Finley Senior Junior High School	Waxahachie	816
Ferris High School	Ferris	797
Larue Miller Elementary School	Midlothian	715
Frank Seale Middle School	Midlothian	709
Irvin Elementary School	Midlothian	690
J. A. Vitovsky Elementary School	Midlothian	688
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School	Midlothian	684
Wedgeworth Elementary School	Waxahachie	668
Robbie E. Howard Junior High School	Waxahachie	663
Mt. Peak Elementary School	Midlothian	650
Dorie Miller Intermediate School	Ennis	635
Jack Lummus Intermediate School	Ennis	633
Ferris Junior High School	Ferris	618
Russell P. Schupmann Elementary School	Red Oak	612
Longbranch Elementary School	Midlothian	591
Life Middle Waxahachie	Red Oak	585
T. E. Baxter Elementary School	Midlothian	575
Shields Elementary School	Red Oak	563
Margaret L. Felty Elementary School	Waxahachie	557
Max H. Simpson Elementary School	Waxahachie	550
Red Oak Elementary School	Red Oak	542
Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School	Ferris	534
Palmer Elementary School	Palmer	512
Wooden Elementary School	Red Oak	505
Northside Elementary School	Waxahachie	497
Eastridge Elementary School	Red Oak	481
Oliver E. Clift Elementary School	Waxahachie	477
Shackelford Elementary School	Waxahachie	475
David S. Crockett Early Childhood Center	Ennis	446
Dunaway Elementary School	Waxahachie	446
G. W. Carver Early Childhood Center	Ennis	426
Wilemon Steam Academy	Waxahachie	405
Bowie Elementary School	Ennis	403
Palmer Middle School	Palmer	403
Waxahachie Global High School	Waxahachie	391
Maypearl High School	Maypearl	372
Lee Longino Elementary School	Ferris	343
Palmer High School	Palmer	341
Avalon School	Avalon	340
Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Maypearl	338
Hazel Ingram Elementary School	Ferris	338
Stafford Elementary School	Italy	337
Austin Elementary School	Ennis	315
Italy High School	Italy	310
Houston Elementary School	Ennis	295
Marvin Elementary School	Waxahachie	290
Travis Elementary School	Ennis	288
Maypearl Middle School	Maypearl	287
Faith Family Master Academy	Desoto	260
Milford School	Milford	238
Maypearl Primary School	Maypearl	181
Turner Prekindergarten Academy	Waxahachie	177
Waxahachie High School of Choice	Waxahachie	38
Ellis County JJAEP	Livingston	5