Panhandle Times

Moore County schools enrolled 2,810 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 1.8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 4,900 students enrolled in Moore County schools, 57.3% of them are considered to be at risk.

Moore County had the 89th 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
Dumas High School	642	1,149
Dumas Junior High School	388	657
Dumas Intermediate School	404	619
Morningside Elementary School	245	463
Cactus Elementary School	313	385
Green Acres Elementary School	236	376
Sunray Elementary School	117	308
Sunset Elementary School	216	302
Hillcrest Elementary School	129	297
Sunray Middle School	35	156
Sunray High School	52	155
North Plains Opportunity Center	33	33