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379 gifted and talented students were taught in Cass County schools in the 2020-2021 school year

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Cass County schools enrolled 379 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 5,340 students enrolled in Cass County schools, 7.1% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Cass County enrolled the 88th 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.

Gifted & Talented Students in Cass County Schools in 2020-2021 school year

SchoolNumber of gifted and talented studentsTotal Number of students
Atlanta Elementary School41400
Atlanta High School56469
Atlanta Middle School50410
Atlanta Primary School26569
Avinger School2140
Bloomburg School4250
Hughes Springs Elementary School20527
Hughes Springs High School17324
Hughes Springs Junior High School9270
J. K. Hileman Elementary School6365
Linden Elementary School15301
Linden-Kildare High School15189
Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School18136
McLeod Elementary School4153
McLeod High School14128
McLeod Middle School17115
Morris Upchurch Middle School24261
Queen City High School41333

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