Nortex Times

Clay County schools enrolled 88 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 1,631 students enrolled in Clay County schools, 5.4% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Clay County enrolled the 84th 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
Bellevue School	2	145
Henrietta Elementary School	15	418
Henrietta High School	21	272
Henrietta Middle School	21	218
Midway School	13	132
Petrolia Elementary School	4	255
Petrolia Junior High/High School	12	191