Panhandle Times

Hall County schools enrolled 49 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 14% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 615 students enrolled in Hall County schools, 8% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Hall County enrolled the 59th 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	15	127
Memphis High School	10	141
Memphis Middle School	18	89
Travis Elementary School	0	75
Valley School	6	183