Nortex Times

Montague County schools enrolled 1,438 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 9.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 3,432 students enrolled in Montague County schools, 41.9% of them are considered to be at risk.

Montague County had the 125th lowest 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
Bowie Intermediate School	350	795
Bowie High School	262	497
Bowie Junior High School	207	397
Nocona Elementary School	101	368
Nocona High School	125	249
Nocona Middle School	104	189
Saint Jo Elementary School	46	177
Forestburg School	24	176
Montague Elementary School	46	148
Saint Jo High School	49	145
Gold Burg School	68	144
Prairie Valley High School	34	83
Prairie Valley Elementary School	22	64