Jim Wells County schools enrollment of gifted and talented students is 280 students in the 2022-23 school year

By Corpus Christi Sun

Jun 21, 2024

Jim Wells County schools enrolled 280 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 9.8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 7,614 students enrolled in Jim Wells County schools, 3.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Jim Wells County enrolled the 96th 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.

Gifted & Talented Students in Jim Wells County Schools in 2022-23 school year

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Adams Middle School	25	1,029
Alice High School	56	1,290
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School	13	266
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	12	228
Dubose Elementary School	13	536
La Gloria Elementary School	0	102
Noonan Elementary School	8	572
Orange Grove Elementary School	19	358
Orange Grove High School	38	558
Orange Grove Junior High School	21	396
Orange Grove Primary School	10	443
Premont Collegiate High School	29	361
Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy	19	379
Saenz Elementary School	10	533
Schallert Elementary School	7	546