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Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 3.6% of Meyerpark Elementary School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 10 multiracial students enrolled in Meyerpark Elementary School District in the 2022-23 school year, 42.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Meyerpark Elementary School District welcomed 274 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Meyerpark Elementary School District roughly covers schools within Harris County and has a main office in Houston.

Meyerpark Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled multiracial students, welcoming 10 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Ethnicities in Meyerpark Elementary School District in 2022-23 School Year
African American (81.8%)Hispanic (14.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

Enrollment in Meyerpark Elementary School District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students %
2022-23274103.6%
2021-2227272.6%
2020-2126020.8%
2019-2026531.1%

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