Tyler Reporter

Smith County schools enrolled 2,926 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 6.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 36,754 students enrolled in Smith County schools, 8% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Smith County enrolled the 26th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Alvin V. Anderson Rise Academy	3	90
Arp Elementary School	7	442
Arp High School	31	263
Arp Junior High School	22	219
Azleway - Willow Bend	0	8
Bell Elementary School	35	535
Birdwell School	58	441
Bonner Elementary School	21	426
Boulter Middle School	48	837
Caldwell Arts Academy	109	577
Chapel Hill High School	69	1,065
Chapel Hill Junior High School	60	526
Clarkston Elementary School	20	397
College Street Elementary	17	475
Cumberland Academy	0	629
Cumberland Academy Middle	0	399
Cumberland High School	0	631
Dixie Elementary School	26	576
Douglas Elementary School	32	594
Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School	70	721
E. J. Moss Intermediate School	85	959
Early Childhood Center	0	451
Griffin Elementary School	25	655
Gus Winston Cain Elementary School	43	526
H. L. Higgins Elementary School	45	570
Hogg Middle School	13	275
Hubbard Middle School	96	739
J. W. Holloway Sixth Grade School	56	381
Jackson Elementary School	17	436
Jones Elementary School	14	368
Lindale High School	128	1,208
Lindale Junior High School	80	669
Moore Mst Magnet School	164	1,080
Mozelle Brown Elementary School	49	649
Orr Elementary School	41	697
Owens Elementary School	67	675
Peete Elementary School	7	417
Premier High School of Tyler	0	103
Ramey Elementary School	19	547
Rice Elementary School	43	635
Stanton-Smith Elementary School	38	510
T. J. Austin Elementary School	10	332
The Leadership Academy	0	267
Three Lakes Middle School	92	842
Troup Elementary School	30	486
Troup High School	21	314
Troup Middle School	27	253
Tyler Classical Academy	0	588
Tyler High School	164	2,126
Tyler ISD Early College High School	88	372
Tyler Legacy High School	395	2,487
UT Tyler University Academy at Tyler	24	355
Velma Penny Elementary School	15	506
W. L. Kissam Intermediate School	63	698
Whitehouse High School	137	1,513
Whitehouse Junior High School	72	757
Winona Elementary School	9	556
Winona High School	15	297
Winona Middle School	8	225
Wise Elementary School	28	672
Woods Elementary School	70	707