Longview Times

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Gregg County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 20,785 students attending Gregg County schools, 38.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 32.2% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Gregg County, comprising 38.5% of the student body.

Pine Tree Primary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 35.1% white students, 31.7% Hispanic students, 23.6% Black students, 7.4% multiracial students, 1% American Indian students, 1% Asian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.2% 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
Birch Elementary School	White	36.2%	696
Bramlette Steam Academy	Black	44.5%	476
Clarence W. Bailey Elementary School	Hispanic	58.2%	287
Dan Chadwick Campus	White	70.6%	136
East Texas Montessori Prep Academy	Hispanic	41.5%	1,028
Forest Park Magnet School	Hispanic	51.9%	453
Foster Middle School	Hispanic	43.9%	809
Gladewater Middle School	White	52.8%	400
Gladewater Primary School	White	49.9%	367
Hudson Elementary School	White	40.1%	559
J. L. Everhart Magnet Elementary School	Hispanic	45.4%	449
Johnston-McQueen Elementary School	White	34.6%	434
Judson Steam Academy	Black	38.3%	621
Juvenile Detention Center	Black	42.1%	19
Kilgore High School	White	43.7%	1,164
Lead Academy High School	Black	40.3%	191
Longview High School	Hispanic	41%	2,170
Ned E. Williams Elementary School	Black	49.9%	377
Parkway Elementary School	Hispanic	35.4%	678
Pine Tree High School	Hispanic	38.4%	1,319
Pine Tree Junior High School	Hispanic	38.2%	709
Pine Tree Middle School	Hispanic	36.7%	708
Pine Tree Primary School	White	35.1%	501
Sabine Elementary School	White	66.6%	734
Sabine High School	White	71.2%	466
Sabine Middle School	White	66.7%	363
Spring Hill High School	White	61.5%	641
Spring Hill Intermediate School	White	61.2%	459
Spring Hill Junior High School	White	59.3%	479
Spring Hill Primary School	White	60.4%	492
UT Tyler University Academy at Longview	White	68.8%	266
Ware Elementary School	Hispanic	64.3%	401
Weldon Elementary School	White	55%	529
White Oak High School	White	78.4%	416
White Oak Intermediate School	White	80.9%	350
White Oak Middle School	White	82.5%	343
White Oak Primary School	White	77.3%	295