Centroplex News

Coryell County schools enrolled 7,227 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 5.5% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 15,078 students enrolled in Coryell County schools, 47.9% of them are considered to be at risk.

Coryell County had the 52nd highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

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	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Copperas Cove High School	944	2,260
Killeen ISD Early College High School	527	1,001
Copperas Cove Junior High School	593	950
S. C. Lee Junior High	462	930
C. R. Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School	430	846
Gatesville High School	468	804
Audie Murphy Middle School	389	802
J. L. Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School	405	721
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School	233	690
House Creek Elementary School	328	674
Gatesville Intermediate School	269	613
Gatesville Elementary School	158	606
Clarke Elementary School	193	561
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School	322	536
Montague Village Elementary School	185	534
Gatesville Junior High School	241	411
Martin Walker Elementary School	216	410
Hettie Halstead Elementary School	201	355
Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy	147	324
Gatesville Primary School	48	263
Cove Charter Academy	137	246
Oglesby School	84	198
Evant High School	72	115
Crossroads High School	106	106
Evant Elementary School	46	98
Leon Valley	23	24