Laredo Times

Webb County schools enrolled 9,255 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 9.5% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 66,429 students enrolled in Webb County schools, 13.9% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Webb County enrolled the 13th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School	65	417
Antonio Gonzalez Middle School	88	672
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	117	783
Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School	79	693
Bruni Elementary School	44	466
Bruni High School	3	83
Bruni Middle School	5	63
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home	0	5
Charles Borchers Elementary School	86	641
Christen Middle School	182	1,165
Clark Elementary School	47	408
Clark Middle School	100	610
Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School	161	1,000
D. D. Hachar Elementary School	63	481
Daiches Elementary School	40	435
Don Jose Gallego	59	645
Dovalina Elementary School	59	438
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School	175	1,593
Dr. Malakoff Elementary School	54	582
Elias Herrera Middle School	354	1,259
F. S. Lara Academy	1	20
Farias Elementary School	49	619
Finley Elementary School	25	397
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School	33	630
Freedom Elementary School	46	584
George Washington Middle School	224	1,288
H. B. Zachry Elementary School	43	621
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo	67	565
Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo	40	649
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	52	647
Hector Junior Garcia Early College High School	199	426
Heights Elementary School	46	532
Henry Cuellar Elementary School	16	612
J. C. Martin Junior Elementary School	59	510
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	188	1,265
John B. Alexander High School	722	2,956
John W. Arndt Elementary School	57	759
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School	32	613
Judith Zaffirini Elementary School	37	587
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School	57	843
Junior Kawas Elementary School	72	428
Juvenille Justice Alternative Program	0	12
Kazen Elementary School	37	387
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School	24	359
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School	145	1,113
Lamar Middle School	261	1,390
Leyendecker Elementary School	69	422
Ligarde Elementary School	73	654
Los Obispos Middle School	107	950
Lyndon B. Johnson	358	3,217
Macdonell Elementary School	44	466
Martin High School	197	2,052
Matias De Llano Elementary School	54	446
Memorial Middle School	142	685
Milton Elementary School	67	756
Newman Elementary School	37	562
Nixon High School	279	2,233
Nye Elementary School	111	703
Oilton Elementary School	4	123
Pierce Elementary School	93	761
Prada Elementary School	34	694
Premier High School of Laredo	0	114
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School	53	586
Raul Perales Middle School	97	543
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary School	104	836
Ruiz Elementary School	60	684
Ryan Elementary School	120	799
Salinas Elementary School	40	784
Salvador Garcia Middle School	38	454
San Isidro Elementary School	126	882
Santa Maria Elementary School	42	543
Santo Nino Elementary School	48	633
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School	46	599
T. Sanchez Elementary / High Ochoa Elementary School	93	595
Tarver Elementary School	60	400
Trautmann Elementary School	194	715
Trautmann Middle School	148	576
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	0	130
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	0	112
United High School	858	3,981
United Middle School	409	1,137
United South High School	462	3,254
United South Middle School	214	1,289
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	61	781
Webb County JJAEP	0	8
Youth Recovery Home	0	8
Youth Village Detention Center	0	11