Longview Times

There were 4,725 Black students enrolled in Gregg County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gregg County welcomed 20,785 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 37 schools in Gregg County, Longview High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 720 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
Longview High School	33.2	2,170
Pine Tree High School	22.5	1,319
Kilgore High School	12.8	1,164
East Texas Montessori Prep Academy	39.8	1,028
Foster Middle School	33.7	809
Sabine Elementary School	3	734
Pine Tree Junior High School	21.6	709
Pine Tree Middle School	21.6	708
Birch Elementary School	22.7	696
Parkway Elementary School	22.9	678
Spring Hill High School	11.4	641
Judson Steam Academy	38.3	621
Hudson Elementary School	19.1	559
Weldon Elementary School	21.4	529
Pine Tree Primary School	23.6	501
Spring Hill Primary School	12.4	492
Spring Hill Junior High School	13.2	479
Bramlette Steam Academy	44.5	476
Sabine High School	3	466
Spring Hill Intermediate School	12	459
Forest Park Magnet School	33.8	453
J. L. Everhart Magnet Elementary School	37.9	449
Johnston-McQueen Elementary School	32.9	434
White Oak High School	3.8	416
Ware Elementary School	27.9	401
Gladewater Middle School	21.3	400
Ned E. Williams Elementary School	49.9	377
Gladewater Primary School	21.5	367
Sabine Middle School	3	363
White Oak Intermediate School	3.1	350
White Oak Middle School	1.7	343
White Oak Primary School	4.1	295
Clarence W. Bailey Elementary School	33.1	287
UT Tyler University Academy at Longview	4.5	266
Lead Academy High School	40.3	191
Dan Chadwick Campus	2.9	136
Juvenile Detention Center	42.1	19