Central Texas News

Bastrop County schools enrolled 1,499 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 18.7% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 20,151 students enrolled in Bastrop County schools, 7.4% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Bastrop County enrolled the 39th 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
Bastrop High School	95	1,621
Bastrop Intermediate School	87	781
Bastrop Middle School	114	929
Bluebonnet Elementary School	61	761
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	45	750
Brown Primary School	0	196
Cedar Creek Elementary School	40	1,077
Cedar Creek High School	125	2,002
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	79	932
Cedar Creek Middle School	82	1,040
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	11	236
Elgin Elementary School	45	847
Elgin High School	133	1,672
Elgin Intermediate School	70	706
Elgin Middle School	90	780
Emile Elementary School	51	803
Genesis High School	0	145
Lost Pines Elementary School	25	696
McDade Elementary School	6	201
McDade High School	12	155
Mina Elementary School	87	785
Neidig Elementary School	68	599
Phoenix High School	1	50
Red Rock Elementary School	44	698
Smithville Elementary School	43	702
Smithville High School	54	575
Smithville Junior High School	31	412