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Palo Pinto County schools enrollment of gifted and talented students is 232 students in the 2021-2022 school year

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Palo Pinto County schools enrolled 232 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 4,565 students enrolled in Palo Pinto County schools, 5.1% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Palo Pinto County enrolled the 110th 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 Palo Pinto County Schools in 2021-2022 school year

SchoolNumber of gifted and talented studentsTotal Number of students
Gordon School17264
Graford School45321
Mineral Wells Academy019
Mineral Wells Elementary School461,834
Mineral Wells High School42884
Mineral Wells Junior High School28498
Palo Pinto Elementary School484
Santo Elementary School15242
Santo High School31257
Strawn School4162

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