Panhandle Times

Ochiltree County schools enrolled 83 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 8.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 2,133 students enrolled in Ochiltree County schools, 3.9% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Ochiltree County enrolled the 78th 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
Edwin F. Williams Intermediate School	12	296
James L. Wright Elementary School	12	446
Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	0	19
Perryton High School	29	642
Perryton Junior High School	30	499
Perryton Kinder	0	231