South San Antonio News

There were 32 American Indian students enrolled in Medina County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Medina County welcomed 12,303 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Medina County, Medina Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Medina Valley High School	0.5	2,147
Medina Valley Middle School	0.9	1,029
Potranco Elementary School	0.2	847
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	0.1	790
Lacoste Elementary School	0.1	744
Castroville Elementary School	0.2	644
Devine High School	0	577
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	0.4	540
Hondo High School	0	522
Lytle High School	0.2	487
Meyer Elementary School	0	446
Devine Middle School	0.2	435
Devine Intermediate School	0	432
McDowell Middle School	0.2	420
Lytle Junior High School	0.3	398
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	0	384
Natalia High School	0.3	331
Natalia Elementary School	0	323
D'Hanis School	0	284
Natalia Junior High School	0	260
Natalia Early Child Center	0	256
Devine DAEP School	0	7