South San Antonio News

Medina County schools enrolled 727 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 9.8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 13,056 students enrolled in Medina County schools, 5.6% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Medina County enrolled the 53rd 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
Castroville Elementary School	35	644
D'Hanis School	32	284
Devine DAEP School	0	7
Devine High School	35	577
Devine Intermediate School	23	432
Devine Middle School	31	435
Hondo High School	39	522
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	9	540
Lacoste Elementary School	41	744
Ladera Elementary School	30	756
Luckey Ranch Elementary School	37	866
McDowell Middle School	23	420
Medina Valley High School	139	2,147
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	57	790
Medina Valley Middle School	90	1,029
Meyer Elementary School	3	446
Natalia Early Child Center	0	256
Natalia Elementary School	13	323
Natalia High School	25	331
Natalia Junior High School	16	260
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	7	384
Potranco Elementary School	42	847