South San Antonio News

Medina Valley High School had the highest enrollment among Medina County schools, welcoming 1,936 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, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 62.4% of the Medina Valley High School total enrollment.

Among the 22 schools in Medina County, Medina Valley Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 888 students, while Potranco Elementary School welcomed 722 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Medina Valley High School also had the highest number of students among Medina 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
Medina Valley High School	Castroville	1,936
Medina Valley Middle School	Castroville	888
Potranco Elementary School	San Antonio	722
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	San Antonio	720
Lacoste Elementary School	Lacoste	626
Castroville Elementary School	Castroville	609
Devine High School	Devine	545
Hondo High School	Hondo	535
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	Devine	533
Lytle High School	Lytle	487
Devine Middle School	Devine	467
Meyer Elementary School	Hondo	451
McDowell Middle School	Hondo	413
Devine Intermediate School	Devine	405
Lytle Junior High School	Lytle	395
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	Hondo	372
Natalia High School	Natalia	334
Natalia Elementary School	Natalia	315
D'Hanis School	D'hanis	296
Natalia Early Child Center	Natalia	258
Natalia Junior High School	Natalia	239
Devine DAEP School	Devine	15