Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUFKIN ISD·NCES 482855007765
Brandon Elementary School
1612 SAYERS ST, LUFKIN, TX 75904 · (936) 632-5513 · Angelina County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
302 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 125 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brandon Elementary School→Lufkin Middle School
Based on grade levels within LUFKIN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brandon Elementary School
Brandon Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Elementary School this school | 386 | 78.2% | 49.1% |
| Clarkston Elementary School TYLER | 394 | 76.9% | 35.6% |
| Johnston-McQueen Elementary School LONGVIEW | 464 | 76.1% | 40.8% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 433 | 78.8% | 33.1% |
| Donna Park HURST | 439 | 72.7% | 49.0% |
| Commerce Elementary School COMMERCE | 430 | 77.4% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brandon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Angelina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,515 of 4,401 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,079 of 4,466 ▼ 444 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,534 of 4,466 ▼ 806 | #4 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,401 of 3,998 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,600 of 4,938 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,383 of 4,622 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #513 of 4,628 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #2,075 of 4,789 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,859 of 2,838 | #10 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 27.9 | 13.8:1 | 78% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 26.9 | 14.0:1 | 73% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 71% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 72% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 32.5 | 13.5:1 | 64% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 62% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 61% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (439 to 386); teachers down 14% (32.5 to 27.9).
About Brandon Elementary School
Brandon Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in LUFKIN, Texas. In all, 386 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 26% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Federal data list 16 schools in LUFKIN ISD, with 6,865 students enrolled.
At Brandon Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other students are 34% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Angelina County residents are about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Brandon Elementary School has a ratio of 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Angelina County is 8 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brandon Elementary School would score about 40.3%. It scores 49.1%, 8.8 points above that figure.
For Angelina County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,960 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Brandon Elementary School, Angelina County has 43 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Dunbar Primary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brandon Elementary School. By average proficiency, Brandon Elementary School is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 379 students in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25.
The Brandon Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Angelina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
87,275
Census ACS
Median income
$60,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUFKIN ISD
- Lufkin High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Lufkin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,453 students
- Burley Primary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Slack Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Garrett Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Herty Primary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Other schools in LUFKIN
- Lufkin High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Lufkin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,453 students
- Hudson High SchoolHigh · 783 students
- W F Peavy Primary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- W H Bonner Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
Other Brandon Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brandon Elementary. Brandon Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Brandon ElementaryBrandon, MS · 743 students
- Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SD · 728 students
- Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CA · 429 students
- Brandon ElementaryBRANDON, MN · 107 students
- Brandon ElementaryBrandon, WI · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Dunbar Primary School0.4 mi · 268
- Garrett Primary School0.5 mi · 344
- Special Services1.1 mi · 11
- Juvenile Detent Center1.1 mi · 9
- Coston Elementary School1.3 mi · 211
- Sarah Strinden Elementary School1.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brandon Elementary School?
Brandon Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Brandon Elementary School serve?
Brandon Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandon Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brandon Elementary School?
At Brandon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brandon Elementary School public or private?
Brandon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUFKIN ISD.
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