Hill Country Chronicle

Gillespie County schools enrolled 192 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 5% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 3,700 students enrolled in Gillespie County schools, 5.2% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Gillespie County enrolled the 120th 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
Alter School	0	40
Doss Elementary School	0	22
Fredericksburg Elementary School	25	744
Fredericksburg High School	80	1,003
Fredericksburg Middle School	43	684
Fredericksburg Primary School	0	515
Harper Elementary School	9	217
Harper High School	14	188
Harper Middle School	19	179
Stonewall Elementary School	2	108