Amarillo Gazette

There were 1,013 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Bell County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bell County welcomed 77,572 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 124 schools in Bell County, Robert M. Shoemaker High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 62 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harker Heights High School	2.1	2,677
C. E. Ellison High School	2.3	2,658
Belton High School	0.4	2,554
Robert M. Shoemaker High School	2.7	2,259
Temple High School	0.3	2,254
Killeen High School	2.4	2,187
Lake Belton High School	0.7	1,593
Gateway College Preparatory School	0.3	1,534
Roy Junior Smith Middle School	2.7	1,357
Nolan Middle School	1.3	1,132
Killeen Elementary School	1.4	1,036
Pershing Park Elementary School	1.9	1,023
Thomas Arnold Elementary School	0.4	1,017
Charles E. Patterson Middle School	1.8	1,014
Clifton Park Elementary School	2.6	1,005
Killeen ISD Early College High School	2.5	1,001
Skipcha Elementary School	1.3	973
Alice W. Douse Elementary School	0.5	969
Reeces Creek Elementary School	2.7	892
North Belton Middle School	0.8	891
Saegert Elementary School	1.9	882
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	0.2	877
Palo Alto Middle School	2.9	835
Timber Ridge Elementary School	1.7	831
Mountain View Elementary School	0.4	829
Haynes Elementary School	1.8	825
Lake Belton Middle School	0.2	818
Iduma Elementary School	3.1	816
Meadows Elementary School	1	803
Audie Murphy Middle School	3	802
Liberty Hill Middle School	1.6	800
Rancier Middle School	2.3	785
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School	2.5	770
Trimmier Elementary School	0.8	769
Thornton Elementary School	0.1	755
Willow Springs Elementary School	2.7	754
Live Oak Ridge Middle School	3.5	735
Tarver Elementary School	0.3	734
Belton Middle School	0.6	719
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School	1.9	695
Pat Carney Elementary School	1.7	695
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School	1.3	690
Lakewood Elementary School	0.1	688
Salado High School	0.1	676
Harker Heights Elementary School	1.5	673
Clear Creek Elementary School	2.6	666
South Belton Middle School	0.9	666
Manor Middle School	1.8	660
Union Grove Middle School	2.5	646
Bonham Middle School	0.5	643
Travis Science Academy	0.6	638
Ira Cross Junior Elementary School	2.1	631
Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School	0	630
Brookhaven Elementary School	1.7	629
Hay Branch Elementary School	1.4	629
High Point Elementary School	1.1	628
Sparta Elementary School	0	627
Venable Village Elementary School	1.8	622
Maxdale Elementary School	3.2	616
Eastern Hills Middle School	2.3	613
Nolanville Elementary School	0.7	604
Cedar Valley Elementary School	1.3	599
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School	1.7	595
Clarke Elementary School	2.1	561
Charter Oak Elementary School	0.2	555
Salado Middle School	0.2	544
Montague Village Elementary School	2.2	534
Lamar Middle School	0.2	532
Peebles Elementary School	2.3	529
Jefferson Elementary School	0.2	513
Raye-Allen Elementary School	0.8	510
Academy High School	0.6	495
Scott Elementary School	0.4	462
Academy Elementary	0	461
Troy High School	0.7	454
Belton Early Childhood School	0	441
Western Hills Elementary School	0.2	432
Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School	0.2	416
Academy Junior High	0.5	415
Raymond Mays Middle School	0.2	412
Kennedy-Powell Elementary School	0.2	407
Rogers Elementary School	0	404
Southwest Elementary School	0.2	401
Bartlett Schools	0	395
Hector P. Garcia Elementary School	0	394
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy	0.3	393
Academy Intermediate	0.3	388
Pathways Academic Campus	4.5	355
Troy Elementary School	0.3	355
Cater Elementary School	0	324
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	0.3	318
Holland Elementary School	0	312
Temple Charter Academy	0	310
Rogers High School	0	294
Miller Heights Elementary School	0	276
Cove Charter Academy	2.4	246
Leon Heights Elementary School	0	228
Holland High School	0	210
Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	0	199
Rogers Middle School	0	197
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	0	182
Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth	0	179
Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)	0.6	160
Cedar Park Charter Academy	0	157
Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock	0	147
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	1.4	146
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	0	144
Gateway High School	0	135
Holland Middle School	0	135
Kingsland School	0	125
Georgetown Charter Academy	0	123
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	0	116
Fred W. Edwards Academy Aec	0	110
Nolan Creek School	0	106
Gateway Tech High School	0	78
Wheatley Alternative Education Center	0	74
New Horizons	0	64
Gateway Middle School	0	48
Elementary Alter Learning Center	0	20
Adventhealth School	0	14
Bell County DAEP	0	5
Killeen JJAEP	0	4
Bell County JJAEP	0	2
Scott & White Hospital	0	2