East Houston News

Chambers County schools enrolled 614 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 10,388 students enrolled in Chambers County schools, 5.9% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Chambers County enrolled the 63rd highest 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
Alternative School	0	30
Anahuac Elementary School	23	713
Anahuac High School	41	454
Anahuac Middle School	24	326
Barbers Hill Elementary North	17	856
Barbers Hill Elementary South	12	883
Barbers Hill High School	191	1,972
Barbers Hill Intermediate North	49	761
Barbers Hill Intermediate South	45	872
Barbers Hill Middle North	66	525
Barbers Hill Middle South	44	636
Early Childhood Center	0	804
East Chambers Elementary School	25	336
East Chambers High School	33	451
East Chambers Junior High School	33	357
East Chambers Primary School	11	412