Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Ellis County welcomed 43,014 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 66 schools in Ellis County, Waxahachie High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,265 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.
Ethnicities in Ellis County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Ellis County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Waxahachie High School | 42.7 | 2,963 |
| Red Oak High School | 21.1 | 2,160 |
| Midlothian High School | 54.7 | 1,994 |
| Ennis High School | 27 | 1,791 |
| Red Oak Middle School | 21.2 | 1,546 |
| Midlothian Heritage High School | 58.9 | 1,490 |
| Life High School Waxahachie | 16.2 | 1,048 |
| Life School Red Oak | 18.4 | 1,037 |
| Walnut Grove Middle School | 62.4 | 992 |
| Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School | 58.7 | 947 |
| Ennis Junior High School | 27.9 | 886 |
| Evelyn Love Coleman Junior High School | 42.1 | 829 |
| Ferris High School | 15.6 | 821 |
| Eddie Finley Senior Junior High School | 43.8 | 816 |
| Robbie E. Howard Junior High School | 42.7 | 758 |
| Wedgeworth Elementary School | 29.8 | 702 |
| Russell P. Schupmann Elementary School | 8.9 | 682 |
| Dolores McClatchey Elementary School | 68.8 | 679 |
| Frank Seale Middle School | 44.1 | 671 |
| Longbranch Elementary School | 68.4 | 652 |
| Irvin Elementary School | 47.5 | 650 |
| J. A. Vitovsky Elementary School | 33 | 646 |
| Mt. Peak Elementary School | 62.5 | 637 |
| Max H. Simpson Elementary School | 47 | 627 |
| Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School | 13.5 | 620 |
| Life Middle Waxahachie | 14.2 | 600 |
| T. E. Baxter Elementary School | 54.8 | 600 |
| Ferris Junior High School | 15.6 | 590 |
| Margaret L. Felty Elementary School | 51.8 | 570 |
| Shields Elementary School | 23.1 | 563 |
| Oliver E. Clift Elementary School | 30.8 | 549 |
| Larue Miller Elementary School | 73.5 | 528 |
| Red Oak Elementary School | 21.8 | 528 |
| Northside Elementary School | 42.4 | 523 |
| Eastridge Elementary School | 28.8 | 510 |
| Wooden Elementary School | 26.2 | 504 |
| Palmer Elementary School | 46.3 | 501 |
| Shackelford Elementary School | 47.5 | 476 |
| David S. Crockett Early Childhood Center | 27.7 | 469 |
| Marvin Elementary School | 35.3 | 456 |
| Dunaway Elementary School | 32.4 | 454 |
| Jack Lummus Intermediate School | 32.7 | 444 |
| Bowie Elementary School | 29.5 | 434 |
| Palmer Middle School | 53.8 | 433 |
| G. W. Carver Early Childhood Center | 23.2 | 427 |
| Wilemon Steam Academy | 66.1 | 425 |
| Waxahachie Global High School | 45.6 | 412 |
| Dorie Miller Intermediate School | 27.8 | 399 |
| Palmer High School | 47.8 | 370 |
| Maypearl High School | 71.6 | 363 |
| Lee Longino Elementary School | 26.4 | 360 |
| Austin Elementary School | 24.8 | 359 |
| Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School | 71.9 | 356 |
| Avalon School | 57.6 | 337 |
| Stafford Elementary School | 54.4 | 331 |
| Hazel Ingram Elementary School | 15.5 | 322 |
| Maypearl Middle School | 70.9 | 306 |
| Italy High School | 49.2 | 303 |
| Houston Elementary School | 22.5 | 302 |
| Faith Family Master Academy | 23.7 | 295 |
| Travis Elementary School | 40.8 | 260 |
| Milford School | 29.1 | 247 |
| Turner Prekindergarten Academy | 29.8 | 235 |
| Maypearl Primary School | 62.6 | 187 |
| Waxahachie High School of Choice | 37.5 | 40 |
| Ellis County JJAEP | 0 | 2 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Marvin Elementary• Evelyn Love Coleman Junior High• Jack Lummus Intermediate• Ellis County JJAEP• Midlothian High School• Dolores McClatchey Elementary• J.a. Vitovsky Elementary• Maypearl Primary• Houston Elementary• Russell P. Schupmann Elementary• Red Oak Middle• Waxahachie High School of Choice• Maypearl Middle• Eddie Finley Senior Junior High• Hazel Ingram Elementary• Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary• Life School Red Oak• Milford School• Travis Elementary• T.e. Baxter Elementary• Ferris Intermediate• Italy High School• Dunaway Elementary• Margaret L. Felty Elementary• Austin Elementary• Faith Family Master Academy• Irvin Elementary• Oliver E. Clift Elementary• Life Middle Waxahachie• Red Oak Elementary• Maypearl High School• Stafford Elementary• Northside Elementary• Palmer Elementary• Max H. Simpson Elementary School• Avalon School• Red Oak High School• Turner Prekindergarten Academy• Ennis High School• Ennis Junior High• Waxahachie Global High School• Palmer Middle• David S. Crockett Early Childhood Center• Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary• G.w. Carver Early Childhood Center• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Shackelford Elementary• Ferris Junior High• Midlothian Heritage High School• Eastridge Elementary• Shields Elementary• Walnut Grove Middle• Longbranch Elementary• Wedgeworth Elementary• Wilemon Steam Academy• Palmer High School• Robbie E. Howard Junior High• Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School• Larue Miller Elementary• Frank Seale Middle• Ferris High School• Dorie Miller Intermediate• Bowie Elementary• Mt Peak Elementary• Life High School Waxahachie• Wooden Elementary
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