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Starr County schools enrolled 2,384 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 7.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 16,151 students enrolled in Starr County schools, 14.8% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Starr County enrolled the 29th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School	51	438
Alto Bonito Elementary School	29	478
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	50	485
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School	65	430
Emma Vera Elementary School	19	408
Florence Junior Scott Elementary School	19	490
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	103	635
Grulla Elementary School	80	398
Grulla High School	103	718
Grulla Middle School	94	549
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	0	812
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	0	485
Instructional & Guidance Center	2	39
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	61	425
La Union Elementary School	42	282
Preparatory for Early College High School	177	455
Ramiro Barrera Middle School	84	516
Ringgold Elementary School	79	399
Ringgold Middle School	184	683
Rio Grande City High School	395	1,753
Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary School	33	526
Roma High School	203	1,738
Roma Middle School	93	682
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	116	627
Rt Barrera Elementary School	26	338
San Isidro Elementary School	3	121
San Isidro High School	4	70
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	20	433
Veterans Middle School	249	738