Emergent bilingual students in the Greater Houston area are primarily Spanish-speaking, according to data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The data, which was released in April and May, shows that Spanish is the most common home language spoken by these students in regions 4 and 6, which comprise most of the public school districts in the area.
Breakdown of Home Languages
Behind Spanish, the top home languages spoken by emergent bilingual students in regions 4 and 6 are Vietnamese, Arabic, Urdu, and Mandarin. The number of Spanish-speaking students decreased year over year in both regions.
The districts with the highest percentages of emergent bilingual students, compared to total student enrollment, in the 2025-26 school year were Alief ISD, Aldine ISD, Channelview ISD, Friendswood ISD, Montgomery ISD, Humble ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pearland ISD.
Original reporting: Community Impact — Sugar Land — read the source article.
