776 gifted and talented students were taught in Lamar County schools in the 2021-2022 school year

By Upper East Texas News

Jul 15, 2023

Lamar County schools enrolled 776 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 1% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 8,459 students enrolled in Lamar County schools, 9.2% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Lamar County enrolled the 56th 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 Lamar County Schools in 2021-2022 school year

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Aaron Parker Elementary School	5	237
Aikin Elementary School	89	924
Bailey Intermediate School	39	291
Blossom Elementary School	6	428
Cecil Everett Elementary School	14	277
Chisum Elementary School	19	579
Chisum High School	13	305
Chisum Middle School	25	261
Crockett Intermediate School	89	527
Deport Elementary School	2	117
Frank Stone Middle School	60	548
Givens Early Childhood Center	0	106
Justiss Elementary School	19	533
Lamar County Head Start	0	198
North Lamar High School	68	711
Paris High School	182	929
Paris Junior High School	85	551
Prairiland High School	29	302
Prairiland Junior High School	24	243
Travis High School of Choice	0	40
W. L. Higgins Elementary School	8	352