East Houston News

Liberty County schools enrolled 1,069 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 17.2% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 22,537 students enrolled in Liberty County schools, 4.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Liberty County enrolled the 46th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Austin Elementary School	49	741
Cleveland High School	95	2,804
Cleveland Middle School	162	2,655
Colbert Elementary School	0	234
Cottonwood Elementary School	40	1,175
Dayton High School	67	1,581
Devers Elementary School	0	153
Devers Junior High School	8	63
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	2	73
Eastside Elementary School	36	1,243
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	0	8
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	0	47
Hardin Elementary School	4	574
Hardin High School	35	361
Hardin Junior High School	8	346
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	2	246
Hull-Daisetta High School	8	124
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	2	63
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	39	790
Liberty Elementary School	49	636
Liberty High School	70	662
Liberty Middle School	49	518
Northside Elementary School	29	690
Pine Burr Elementary School	12	891
Premier High School of Dayton	0	71
Richter Elementary School	60	889
San Jacinto Elementary School	6	432
Southside Elementary School	41	1,282
Tarkington High School	37	518
Tarkington Intermediate School	10	250
Tarkington Middle School	26	394
Tarkington Primary School	19	647
Wilson Junior High School	104	1,376