Centroplex News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Bell County County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Bell County County schools in 2021-22 school year were Hispanic, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 70,317 students attending Bell County County schools, 34.4% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.6% of Bell County County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Bell County County, representing 33.8% of the student body.

Union Grove Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 27.9% white students, 26.9% Black students, 26% Hispanic students, 12.8% Multi-racial students, 3.3% Asian students, 2.5% Pacific Islander students, and 0.6% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 5.1% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Academy Elementary	white	62%	461
Academy High School	white	66.5%	495
Academy Intermediate	white	64.2%	388
Academy Junior High	white	61.9%	415
Adventhealth School	Black	42.9%	14
Alice W. Douse Elementary School	Black	33.6%	969
Bartlett Schools	Hispanic	60%	395
Bell County DAEP	white	60%	5
Bell County JJAEP	Black	50%	2
Belton Early Childhood School	Hispanic	41.3%	441
Belton High School	white	47.4%	2,554
Belton Middle School	white	51.7%	719
Bonham Middle School	Hispanic	43.4%	643
Brookhaven Elementary School	Black	41.3%	629
C. E. Ellison High School	Black	40.4%	2,658
Cater Elementary School	Hispanic	40.7%	324
Cedar Crest	white	62.5%	88
Cedar Valley Elementary School	Black	35.4%	599
Charles E. Patterson Middle School	Black	35.8%	1,014
Charter Oak Elementary School	white	46.3%	555
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	Hispanic	47.2%	877
Clear Creek Elementary School	white	31.4%	666
Clifton Park Elementary School	Black	40.3%	1,005
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School	Black	35.2%	770
Eastern Hills Middle School	Hispanic	35.2%	613
Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School	white	58.9%	416
Elementary Alter Learning Center	Black	75%	20
Fred W. Edwards Academy Aec	Hispanic	37.3%	110
Gateway High School	Black	56.3%	135
Gateway Middle School	Black	70.8%	48
Harker Heights Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	673
Harker Heights High School	Hispanic	31%	2,677
Hay Branch Elementary School	Black	49.9%	629
Haynes Elementary School	Black	37.9%	825
Hector P. Garcia Elementary School	Hispanic	79.7%	394
High Point Elementary School	white	64.6%	628
Holland Elementary School	white	71.8%	312
Holland High School	white	63.3%	210
Holland Middle School	white	71.1%	135
Iduma Elementary School	Black	45.1%	816
Ira Cross Junior Elementary School	Black	49.6%	631
JHW Inspire Academy - Bell County	Black	47.1%	17
Jefferson Elementary School	Hispanic	44.4%	513
Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School	white	48.1%	630
Kennedy-Powell Elementary School	white	30.5%	407
Killeen Elementary School	Hispanic	45.6%	1,036
Killeen High School	Hispanic	37.4%	2,187
Killeen JJAEP	Multi-racial	50%	4
Lake Belton High School	white	56.4%	1,593
Lake Belton Middle School	white	59.7%	818
Lakewood Elementary School	white	71.7%	688
Lamar Middle School	Hispanic	49.4%	532
Leon Heights Elementary School	white	51.3%	228
Liberty Hill Middle School	Black	38.5%	800
Live Oak Ridge Middle School	Black	45.2%	735
Manor Middle School	Black	40.6%	660
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School	Black	29.1%	695
Maxdale Elementary School	Black	45.1%	616
Meadows Elementary School	white	39.6%	803
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy	Hispanic	43.8%	393
Miller Heights Elementary School	Hispanic	48.2%	276
Mountain View Elementary School	Hispanic	34.1%	829
Nolan Creek School	white	58.5%	106
Nolan Middle School	Hispanic	32.8%	1,132
Nolanville Elementary School	white	30.1%	604
North Belton Middle School	white	51.5%	891
Palo Alto Middle School	Black	47.4%	835
Pat Carney Elementary School	Black	36.8%	695
Pathways Academic Campus	Black	39.7%	355
Peebles Elementary School	Hispanic	52.6%	529
Pershing Park Elementary School	Hispanic	50.8%	1,023
Rancier Middle School	Hispanic	40.8%	785
Raye-Allen Elementary School	Hispanic	36.1%	510
Raymond Mays Middle School	white	67.5%	412
Reeces Creek Elementary School	Black	48.1%	892
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School	Hispanic	35.8%	595
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Black	52.1%	146
Robert M. Shoemaker High School	Black	45%	2,259
Rogers Elementary School	white	64.9%	404
Rogers High School	white	62.9%	294
Rogers Middle School	white	66%	197
Roy Junior Smith Middle School	Black	37.3%	1,357
Saegert Elementary School	Black	36.4%	882
Salado High School	white	72%	676
Salado Middle School	white	71.1%	544
Scott & White Hospital	Hispanic	100%	2
Scott Elementary School	Hispanic	47.2%	462
Skipcha Elementary School	white	32.5%	973
South Belton Middle School	Hispanic	51.1%	666
Southwest Elementary School	Hispanic	74.8%	401
Sparta Elementary School	white	66.8%	627
Tarver Elementary School	white	42.6%	734
Temple Charter Academy	Hispanic	37.7%	310
Temple High School	Hispanic	46.6%	2,254
Thomas Arnold Elementary School	white	66.7%	1,017
Thornton Elementary School	Hispanic	54.6%	755
Timber Ridge Elementary School	Black	36.1%	831
Travis Science Academy	Hispanic	52.4%	638
Trimmier Elementary School	Hispanic	63.8%	769
Troy Elementary School	white	59.2%	355
Troy High School	white	62.3%	454
Union Grove Middle School	white	27.9%	646
Venable Village Elementary School	Black	32.3%	622
Western Hills Elementary School	Hispanic	36.1%	432
Wheatley Alternative Education Center	Black	48.6%	74
Willow Springs Elementary School	Black	49.2%	754