Laredo Times

Jim Hogg County schools enrolled 106 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 5.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 1,142 students enrolled in Jim Hogg County schools, 9.3% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Jim Hogg County enrolled the 95th lowest 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
Hebbronville Elementary School	31	539
Hebbronville High School	34	327
Hebbronville Junior High School	41	276