Panhandle Times

Hall County schools enrolled 34 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 19% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 443 students enrolled in Hall County schools, 7.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Hall County enrolled the 48th lowest number of gifted and talented 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 gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Austin Elementary School	13	140
Memphis High School	15	133
Memphis Middle School	6	101
Travis Elementary School	0	69