Panhandle Times

Castro County schools enrolled 79 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 38.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,619 students enrolled in Castro County schools, 4.9% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Castro County enrolled the 77th 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
Dimmitt High School	13	330
Dimmitt Middle School	18	264
Hart ISD	6	211
Nazareth School	12	250
Richardson Elementary School	30	564