Tyler Reporter

Van Zandt County schools enrolled 647 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 6.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 9,981 students enrolled in Van Zandt County schools, 6.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Van Zandt County enrolled the 69th 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
Canton Elementary School	6	508
Canton High School	47	627
Canton Intermediate School	23	484
Canton Junior High School	35	515
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	38	520
Edgewood Elementary School	6	227
Edgewood High School	38	311
Edgewood Intermediate School	19	207
Edgewood Middle School	21	218
Fruitvale High School	17	117
Fruitvale Middle School	10	102
Grand Saline Elementary School	2	300
Grand Saline High School	14	305
Grand Saline Intermediate School	13	263
Grand Saline Middle School	26	239
Hallie Randall Elementary School	7	211
Martins Mill Elementary School	17	252
Martins Mill High School	19	205
Ranch Academy	0	61
Rhodes Elementary School	8	350
Van High School	51	730
Van Intermediate School	18	321
Van Junior High School	42	412
Van Middle School	45	541
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	0	8
Wills Point High School	58	732
Wills Point Junior High School	33	409
Wills Point Middle School	25	351
Wills Point Primary School	9	455