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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of Socorro ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were 84 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Socorro ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Socorro ISD schools welcomed 47,843 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Socorro ISD roughly covers schools within El Paso County and has a main office in El Paso.

Among the 51 schools in Socorro ISD schools, Purple Heart Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Ethnicities in Socorro ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (91.6%)Ethnicities < 5% (8.4%)

Enrollment in Socorro ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander students %
2022-2347,843840.2%
2021-2247,278930.2%
2020-2147,0611090.2%
2019-2047,5751050.2%

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