Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Rice CISD schools welcomed 1,286 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Rice CISD roughly covers schools within Colorado County and has a main office in Altair.
Among the seven schools in Rice CISD schools, Eagle Lake Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Asian Students | Asian students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,275 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,289 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,341 | 9 | 0.7% |
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