ANDERSON EL

As a tight-knit elementary campus in LUFKIN, Texas, ANDERSON EL serves 246 students from grades 3 through 5, overseen by LUFKIN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 16 schools in LUFKIN ISD (6,865 students total), ANDERSON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ANDERSON EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Black, 22% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Angelina County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ANDERSON EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Angelina County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDERSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 40.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Angelina County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,960, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. ANDERSON EL is one of 43 public schools in Angelina County (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students).

The closest other public school is STUBBLEFIELD LRN CTR, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ANDERSON EL's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 246). White enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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