Forest Country News

Nacogdoches County schools enrolled 586 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 7% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 10,640 students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools, 5.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Nacogdoches County enrolled the 75th 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
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	13	690
Central Heights Elementary School	8	523
Central Heights High School	24	326
Central Heights Middle School	23	282
Chireno Elementary School	31	292
Chireno High School	10	102
Cushing Elementary School	30	272
Cushing School	22	304
Douglass School	26	457
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	1	364
Etoile Elementary School	10	91
Fredonia Elementary School	14	337
Garrison Elementary School	3	323
Garrison High School	21	209
Garrison Middle School	9	155
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	2	71
Martinsville School	23	341
McMichael Middle School	44	729
Mike Moses Middle School	53	679
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop	0	4
Nacogdoches High School	132	1,739
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	13	287
Raguet Elementary School	20	507
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	0	255
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	4	537
Woden Elementary School	14	379
Woden High School	22	212
Woden Junior High School	14	173