Laredo Times

Webb County schools enrolled 8,476 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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

Of the 62,773 students enrolled in Webb County schools, 13.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Webb County enrolled the 13th 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
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School	31	428
Antonio Gonzalez Middle School	65	660
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	63	707
Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School	45	741
Bruni Elementary School	41	446
Bruni High School	7	88
Bruni Middle School	3	49
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home	0	7
Charles Borchers Elementary School	64	555
Christen Middle School	198	1,098
Clark Elementary School	24	404
Clark Middle School	80	568
Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School	106	895
D. D. Hachar Elementary School	67	442
Daiches Elementary School	52	442
Don Jose Gallego	65	607
Dovalina Elementary School	49	384
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School	197	1,472
Dr. Malakoff Elementary School	29	526
Elias Herrera Middle School	256	1,097
F. S. Lara Academy	5	88
Farias Elementary School	101	563
Finley Elementary School	16	458
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School	24	653
Freedom Elementary School	42	648
George Washington Middle School	188	1,112
H. B. Zachry Elementary School	45	592
Hector Junior Garcia Early College High School	199	399
Heights Elementary School	50	534
Henry Cuellar Elementary School	6	529
J. C. Martin Junior Elementary School	59	483
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	205	1,104
John B. Alexander High School	770	3,070
John W. Arndt Elementary School	30	791
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School	17	616
Judith Zaffirini Elementary School	27	636
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School	28	828
Junior Kawas Elementary School	57	385
Juvenille Justice Alternative Program	0	22
Kazen Elementary School	26	386
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School	16	340
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School	99	721
Lamar Middle School	283	1,341
Leyendecker Elementary School	65	442
Ligarde Elementary School	61	585
Los Obispos Middle School	93	716
Lyndon B. Johnson	352	3,252
Macdonell Elementary School	60	470
Martin High School	235	1,914
Matias De Llano Elementary School	29	400
Memorial Middle School	151	668
Milton Elementary School	81	669
Newman Elementary School	13	392
Nixon High School	334	2,218
Nye Elementary School	64	649
Oilton Elementary School	3	108
Pierce Elementary School	88	688
Prada Elementary School	18	741
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School	27	495
Raul Perales Middle School	117	611
Roberto Junior Santos Elementary School	33	418
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary School	66	776
Ruiz Elementary School	37	713
Ryan Elementary School	140	809
Salinas Elementary School	31	767
Salvador Garcia Middle School	32	375
San Isidro Elementary School	106	879
Santa Maria Elementary School	48	519
Santo Nino Elementary School	60	554
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School	30	652
T. Sanchez Elementary / High Ochoa Elementary School	82	577
Tarver Elementary School	54	430
Trautmann Elementary School	104	713
Trautmann Middle School	211	683
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	0	125
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	0	90
United High School	761	3,644
United Middle School	378	1,092
United South High School	498	3,243
United South Middle School	147	1,009
United Step Academy	10	243
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	31	779
Webb County JJAEP	0	9
Youth Recovery Home	0	9
Youth Village Detention Center	0	12