East RGV News

Cameron County schools enrolled 7,526 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 86,673 students enrolled in Cameron County schools, 8.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Cameron County enrolled the 15th 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
Aiken Elementary School	14	570
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp	0	12
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School	6	384
Austin Elementary School	21	308
Ben Milam Elementary School	27	405
Benavides Elementary School	65	882
Berta Cabaza Middle School	53	823
Besteiro Middle School	61	575
Bonham Elementary School	46	572
Bowie Elementary School	9	337
Breeden Elementary School	32	569
Brite Elementary School	29	545
Brownsville Early College High School	90	348
Burns Elementary School	30	604
C. E. Vail Elementary School	20	366
Cameron County JJAEP	0	48
Cameron County JJAEP	0	21
Cameron County JJAEP	0	10
Cameron County JJAEP	2	61
Canales Elementary School	36	654
Cash Elementary School	31	623
Castaneda Elementary School	28	474
Champion Elementary School	25	655
Coakley Middle School	61	660
Crockett Elementary School	17	278
Cromack Elementary School	25	501
David G. Sanchez Elementary School	1	337
Del Castillo Elementary School	16	228
Derry Elementary School	19	446
Dishman Elementary School	22	320
Dora Romero Elementary School	30	587
Downs Fine Arts Academy	34	367
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	72	1,188
Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School	52	610
Egly Elementary School	28	546
Elementary Jardin Elementary School	18	360
Elma E. Barrera Elementary School	13	402
Faulk Middle School	117	976
Fred Booth	10	450
Gallegos Elementary School	14	396
Garcia Middle School	111	893
Garden Park Elementary School	49	398
Garriga Elementary School	23	443
Garza Elementary School	7	238
Gateway to Graduation Academy	0	76
Gonzalez Elementary School	45	653
Gutierrez Middle School	82	819
Hanna Early College High School	298	2,246
Harlingen High School	99	1,942
Harlingen High School - South	92	1,571
Harlingen School of Health Professions	68	376
Hester Juvenile Detention	0	24
Houston Elementary School	19	467
Hudson Elementary School	47	666
Jefferson Elementary School	9	249
Jo Nelson Middle School	12	224
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School	4	253
Keller Elementary School	40	532
La Encantada Elementary School	21	481
La Feria Academy	0	29
La Feria High School	46	909
La Paloma Elementary School	7	446
Lamar Elementary School	12	426
Las Yescas Elementary School	7	365
Laureles Elementary School	25	639
Lee High Means Elementary School	69	734
Liberty Memorial Middle School	42	717
Long Elementary School	36	548
Lopez Early College High School	232	1,831
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School	41	514
Los Cuates Middle School	77	809
Los Fresnos Elementary School	43	561
Los Fresnos High School	287	3,272
Lucio Middle School	77	698
Manzano Middle School	171	905
Martin Elementary School	10	438
Memorial Middle School	58	751
Miller Jordan Middle School	26	640
Moises Vela Middle School	73	742
Morningside Elementary School	30	424
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School	31	391
Oliveira Middle School	91	802
Olmito Elementary School	32	575
Ortiz Elementary School	61	500
Pace Early College High School	307	1,788
Palm Grove Elementary School	15	305
Palmer-Laakso Elementary School	33	495
Paredes Elementary School	79	778
Pena Elementary School	34	472
Perez Elementary School	5	628
Perkins Middle School	50	571
Port Isabel High School	35	606
Port Isabel Junior High School	32	425
Porter Early College High School	208	1,814
Pullam Elementary School	47	841
Putegnat Elementary School	16	478
Rancho Verde Elementary School	50	661
Rangerville Elementary School	7	217
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	42	455
Resaca Middle School	87	857
Rgv Youth Recovery Home	0	6
Rio Hondo Elementary School	51	624
Rio Hondo High School	36	507
Rivera Early College High School	277	2,254
Roberts Elementary School	3	320
Russell Elementary School	22	486
Sam Houston Elementary School	18	440
San Benito High School	71	2,012
San Benito Riverside Middle School	29	529
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	32	730
Santa Maria High School	26	162
Santa Maria Middle School	13	129
Santa Rosa High School	8	289
Secondary Alter Center	3	104
Sharp Elementary School	34	470
Skinner Elementary School	21	333
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	73	858
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	202	652
South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy	101	609
South Texas ISD Science Academy	154	795
South Texas ISD World Scholars	69	503
Southmost Elementary School	27	339
Stell Middle School	95	781
Stillman Middle School	209	1,095
Stuart Place Elementary School	65	613
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	24	341
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School	4	264
Travis Elementary School	22	291
Treasure Hills Elementary School	69	858
Vela Middle School	82	638
Vermillion Road Elementary School	18	618
Vernon Middle School	45	715
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	387	2,172
Villa Nueva Elementary School	27	361
Villareal Elementary School	17	465
W. B. Green Junior High School	39	454
Wilson Elementary School	31	393
Yturria Elementary School	54	548
Zavala Elementary School	22	295