South San Antonio News

There were 6,376 Hispanic students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Atascosa County welcomed 8,471 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 75.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Atascosa County, Pleasanton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 676 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
Pleasanton Elementary School	69.8	969
Pleasanton High School	68.8	955
Pleasanton Junior High School	69.9	757
Pleasanton Primary School	70.1	686
Poteet Elementary School	88.6	568
Lytle Elementary School	81.8	505
Poteet High School	86.3	490
Lytle High School	85.6	487
Jourdanton High School	54.8	438
Jourdanton Elementary School	63.4	435
Lytle Junior High School	78	395
Poteet Junior High School	86.8	386
Jourdanton Junior High School	63.9	379
Lytle Primary School	83.4	350
Poteet Intermediate School	89	236
Charlotte Elementary School	87.6	170
Charlotte High School	87.3	126
Charlotte Middle School	86.1	101
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	81.8	11
Jourdanton DAEP	60	10
Atascosa County Alter	66.7	6
Lytle DAEP	83.3	6
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	80	5