COSTON EL

COSTON EL is one of the small elementary-level communitys in LUFKIN, Texas, operated by LUFKIN ISD, with 211 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

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

Looking at the student body, COSTON EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 18% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, COSTON EL shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Angelina County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COSTON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.1%; this one delivers 32.7%.

In the area at large, Angelina County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,960, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Angelina County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), COSTON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SPECIAL SERVICES, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COSTON EL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

COSTON EL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. COSTON EL's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 211). The Black share of enrollment increased from 18% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the COSTON EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.