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Midland County schools enrolled 16,630 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 31,117 students enrolled in Midland County schools, 53.4% of them are considered to be at risk.

Midland County had the 29th 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
Legacy High School	1,712	2,339
Midland High School	1,641	2,323
Abell Junior High School	647	1,109
Goddard Junior High School	702	1,059
Legacy Freshman High School	617	939
Idea Travis Academy	660	929
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	461	885
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	406	854
Midland Freshman High School	613	851
Alamo Junior High School	570	851
Greathouse Elementary School	250	839
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	324	832
Greenwood Elementary School	406	822
Greenwood High School	395	806
San Jacinto Junior High School	493	804
Greenwood Intermediate School	328	761
James R. Brooks Middle School	313	700
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	159	687
Texas Leadership of Midland	372	684
Scharbauer Elementary School	319	636
De Zavala Elementary School	387	620
Fannin Elementary School	174	598
Long Elementary School	373	559
Santa Rita Elementary School	187	557
Parker Elementary School	251	533
Bush Elementary School	179	512
South Elementary School	340	503
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	151	489
Milam Elementary School	270	485
Bonham Elementary School	233	484
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	230	467
Carver Center	34	463
Burnet Elementary School	336	460
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	211	455
Emerson Elementary School	120	436
Lamar Elementary School	248	433
Rusk Elementary School	139	392
Henderson Elementary School	150	365
Midland Academy Charter School	100	363
Washington STEM Academy	133	352
Early College High School at Midland College	140	342
Jones Elementary School	138	339
Young Women's Leadership Academy	92	330
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	68	286
Viola M. Coleman High School	197	197
Premier High School of Midland	153	153
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	144	144
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	43	68
Midland Alternative Program	18	18
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center	3	4