Young Scholars Academy for Excellence has 157 African American students enrolled during 2017-18 school year

By Metric Media News Service

Jun 24, 2020

Young Scholars Academy for Excellence had 157 African American students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

The African American student population made up 90.8% of the total school makeup.

The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The agency’s stated mission is to improve outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

Top 100 Texas schools with the most African American students

Rank	School	Number of African American students
1	Desoto High School & iSTEAM3D Magnet Academy	2,633
2	Duncanville High School	1,823
3	Lancaster High School	1,649
4	Westfield High School	1,381
5	Andy Dekaney High School	1,267
6	North Crowley High School	1,263
7	Cedar Hill High School	1,256
8	Hightower High School	1,237
9	Elsik High School	1,233
10	West Brook Senior High School	1,149
11	North Shore Senior High School	1,142
12	Hastings High School	1,138
13	Prek Partnership Center	1,135
14	A.W. Brown - FLA Early Childhood Campus	1,109
15	Skyline High School	1,082
16	Spring High School	1,064
17	Taylor High School	1,063
17	C.E. Ellison High School	1,063
19	Lamar High School	1,055
20	Robert M. Shoemaker High School	1,050
21	Memorial High School	1,000
22	Bowie High School	977
23	Lamar High School	976
24	George Bush High School	936
25	Aw Brown-FLA Intermediate Campus	935
26	Cypress Springs High School	913
27	Summer Creek High School	904
28	Shadow Creek High School	897
29	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	896
30	Atascocita High School	889
30	Mansfield Timberview High School	889
32	Crowley High School	886
33	Klein Forest High School	873
34	Horn High School	865
35	Killeen High School	864
36	Westside High School	857
37	Lewisville High School	852
38	Mansfield Summit High School	845
39	Nimitz High School	842
40	South Grand Prairie High School	840
40	Lake Highlands High School	840
42	Davis High School Aldine	820
43	South Oak Cliff High School	818
44	Thurgood Marshall High School	816
45	Central Senior High School	813
46	Humble High School	812
47	Life School Oak Cliff	802
48	Cypress Lakes High School	796
49	Westbury High School	792
50	David W. Carter High School	791
50	Harker Heights High School	791
52	Longview High School	785
53	Lawrence E. Elkins High School	781
54	Lancaster Middle School	779
55	Cypress Creek High School	775
56	Judson High School	767
57	Ozen High School	754
58	Mesquite High School	744
59	Berkner High School	726
60	Texas High School	724
61	Yates High School	713
62	Sterling High School	712
63	Dobie High School	704
64	Lake Olympia Middle School	699
65	Woodcreek Middle School	695
66	John Tyler High School	694
67	Cypress Falls High School	693
67	Bellaire High School	693
67	William B. Travis High School	693
70	Waco High School	687
71	Curtistene S. McCowan Middle (iSTEAM)	684
72	Lakeview Centennial High School	681
73	Sam Houston High School	676
73	Worthing High School	676
75	Madison High School	659
76	Dunbar High School	655
77	Willowridge High School	654
78	Ridge Point High School	649
79	North Forest High School	647
80	Eastern Hills High School	644
80	Texas Connections Academy at Houston	644
82	Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	641
83	Allen High School	635
83	Glenda Dawson High School	635
85	Woodson School	633
86	Eisenhower High School	632
87	Texas Middle School	629
88	Lockhart Elementary School	625
89	Shadydale Elementary School	624
89	George Ranch High School	624
91	Macarthur High School	623
92	Karen Wagner High School	619
93	Missouri City Middle School	613
94	Robert E. Lee High School	610
95	Cypress Ridge High School	601
96	Seguin High School	598
97	Outley Elementary School	591
98	Homer Dr. Elementary School	590
99	Morton Ranch High School	588
99	Holmquist Elementary School	588