West Houston News

Waller County schools enrolled 381 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 41% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 8,161 students enrolled in Waller County schools, 4.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Waller County enrolled the 87th 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
Bryant Elementary School	33	1,061
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	51	901
Fields Store Elementary School	26	620
H. T. Jones Elementary School	21	643
Hempstead Alternative Learning Center	0	7
Hempstead Elementary School	37	764
Hempstead High School	51	396
Hempstead Middle School	34	344
Royal Early Childhood Center	3	452
Royal Elementary School	11	703
Royal High School	29	691
Royal Junior High School	18	630
Safe Haven	0	10
Waller Junior High School	67	939