East DFW News

Rockwall County schools enrolled 2,158 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 7.8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 26,613 students enrolled in Rockwall County schools, 8.1% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Rockwall County enrolled the 30th 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
Amanda Rochell Elementary School	20	408
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School	58	729
Anita Scott Elementary School	27	712
Billie Stevenson Elementary School	81	751
Bobby Summers Middle School	95	1,020
Celia Hays Elementary School	55	517
Davis Elementary School	36	500
Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School	35	548
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School	54	540
Dorris A. Jones Elementary School	47	638
Grace Hartman Elementary School	51	520
Herman E. Utley Middle School	82	923
Howard Dobbs Elementary School	42	617
J. W. Williams Middle School	94	828
Linda Lyon Elementary School	63	820
Lupe Garcia Elementary School	32	712
Maurine Cain Middle School	100	1,122
Miss May Vernon Elementary School	62	735
Nebbie Williams Elementary School	42	416
Ouida Baley Middle School	80	934
Ouida Springer	53	598
Rockwall High School	275	2,867
Rockwall Quest Academy	0	29
Rockwall-Heath High School	253	2,912
Royse City High School	203	2,526
Sharon Shannon Elementary School	31	598
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School	50	651
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School	30	640
W. R. (Bill) Fort Elementary School	38	614