Centroplex News

There were 2,449 Black students enrolled in Coryell County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Coryell County welcomed 15,080 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Coryell County, Copperas Cove High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 436 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Copperas Cove High School	19.1	2,277
Killeen ISD Early College High School	27.5	1,033
S. C. Lee Junior High	20	934
Copperas Cove Junior High School	14.9	924
C. R. Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School	14.1	817
Gatesville High School	2.3	795
Audie Murphy Middle School	24.1	781
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School	20.5	693
J. L. Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School	17.8	686
House Creek Elementary School	18.5	639
Gatesville Elementary School	2.9	611
Montague Village Elementary School	17.9	588
Gatesville Intermediate School	2.2	585
Clarke Elementary School	19.2	567
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School	18.4	500
Gatesville Junior High School	3	428
Hettie Halstead Elementary School	27.7	397
Martin Walker Elementary School	10.6	378
Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy	23.9	352
Gatesville Primary School	2.1	289
Cove Charter Academy	26.2	267
Oglesby School	1	197
Crossroads High School	24.5	139
Evant Elementary School	3.9	103
Evant High School	1	100