Waco Reporter

Falls County schools enrolled 103 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 18.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 2,304 students enrolled in Falls County schools, 4.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Falls County enrolled the 92nd 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
Chilton School	23	547
Marlin Elementary School	0	459
Marlin High School	15	229
Marlin Middle School	6	194
Rosebud-Lott Elementary School	29	410
Rosebud-Lott High School	14	228
Rosebud-Lott Middle School	4	82
Westphalia Elementary School	12	155