Tyler Reporter

Smith County schools enrolled 18,854 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 36,754 students enrolled in Smith County schools, 51.3% of them are considered to be at risk.

Smith County had the 26th 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
Tyler Legacy High School	985	2,487
Tyler High School	1,256	2,126
Whitehouse High School	629	1,513
Lindale High School	341	1,208
Moore Mst Magnet School	656	1,080
Chapel Hill High School	735	1,065
E. J. Moss Intermediate School	260	959
Three Lakes Middle School	368	842
Boulter Middle School	526	837
Whitehouse Junior High School	292	757
Hubbard Middle School	260	739
Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School	367	721
Woods Elementary School	299	707
W. L. Kissam Intermediate School	498	698
Orr Elementary School	551	697
Owens Elementary School	297	675
Wise Elementary School	320	672
Lindale Junior High School	232	669
Griffin Elementary School	562	655
Mozelle Brown Elementary School	201	649
Rice Elementary School	342	635
Cumberland High School	185	631
Cumberland Academy	223	629
Douglas Elementary School	525	594
Tyler Classical Academy	365	588
Caldwell Arts Academy	188	577
Dixie Elementary School	423	576
H. L. Higgins Elementary School	188	570
Winona Elementary School	344	556
Ramey Elementary School	468	547
Bell Elementary School	380	535
Chapel Hill Junior High School	401	526
Gus Winston Cain Elementary School	181	526
Stanton-Smith Elementary School	135	510
Velma Penny Elementary School	188	506
Troup Elementary School	359	486
College Street Elementary	147	475
Early Childhood Center	197	451
Arp Elementary School	68	442
Birdwell School	362	441
Jackson Elementary School	303	436
Bonner Elementary School	350	426
Peete Elementary School	346	417
Cumberland Academy Middle	203	399
Clarkston Elementary School	252	397
J. W. Holloway Sixth Grade School	130	381
Tyler ISD Early College High School	143	372
Jones Elementary School	226	368
UT Tyler University Academy at Tyler	116	355
T. J. Austin Elementary School	284	332
Troup High School	182	314
Winona High School	121	297
Hogg Middle School	204	275
The Leadership Academy	18	267
Arp High School	77	263
Troup Middle School	132	253
Winona Middle School	158	225
Arp Junior High School	104	219
Premier High School of Tyler	103	103
Alvin V. Anderson Rise Academy	90	90
Azleway - Willow Bend	8	8