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Hardin County schools enrolled 578 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 5.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 10,489 students enrolled in Hardin County schools, 5.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Hardin County enrolled the 76th 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
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	22	647
Hardin-Jefferson High School	53	696
Henderson Middle School	44	576
Kountze Elementary School	8	281
Kountze High School	43	330
Kountze Intermediate School	27	302
Kountze Middle School	15	171
Laura Reeves Primary School	0	285
Lumberton Early Childhood School	0	434
Lumberton High School	89	1,244
Lumberton Intermediate School	49	918
Lumberton Middle School	44	622
Lumberton Primary School	29	926
Silsbee Elementary School	55	1,028
Silsbee High School	37	782
Sour Lake Elementary School	23	713
West Hardin Elementary School	13	270
West Hardin High School	27	264