The African American student population made up 5.8% of the total school makeup.
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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 |
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