South San Antonio News

There were 70 Asian students enrolled in Medina County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 20.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Medina County welcomed 11,963 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Medina County, Medina Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 19 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Medina Valley High School	1	1,936
Medina Valley Middle School	0.6	888
Potranco Elementary School	1	722
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	1.3	720
Luckey Ranch Elementary School	2	685
Lacoste Elementary School	0	626
Castroville Elementary School	0.3	609
Ladera Elementary School	1.2	599
Devine High School	0	545
Hondo High School	0.4	535
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	0.4	533
Devine Middle School	0	467
Meyer Elementary School	0	451
McDowell Middle School	0	413
Devine Intermediate School	0	405
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	0	372
Natalia High School	0	334
Natalia Elementary School	0	315
D'Hanis School	1	296
Natalia Early Child Center	0	258
Natalia Junior High School	0	239
Devine DAEP School	0	15