BRANDON EL

BRANDON EL is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in LUFKIN, Texas, run under LUFKIN ISD, teacheing 386 students in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

BRANDON EL is one of 16 schools operated by LUFKIN ISD, a district that instructs 6,865 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BRANDON EL reports that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 34% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BRANDON EL logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRANDON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Angelina County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BRANDON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Angelina County put median household income runs about $60,960, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Angelina County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which BRANDON EL is one.

DUNBAR PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRANDON EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.7%.

BRANDON EL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRANDON EL has fell 12%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 45% to 34%.

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