Far West Texas News

Hudspeth County schools enrolled 337 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 588 students enrolled in Hudspeth County schools, 57.3% of them are considered to be at risk.

Hudspeth County had the 39th lowest 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
Benito Martinez Elementary School	159	184
Fort Hancock High School	73	127
Sierra Blanca School	10	118
Fort Hancock Middle School	74	89
Dell City School	21	70