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Dr Terry Robbins Middle School

602 S RAGUET, LUFKIN, TX 75904 · (936) 634-5515 · Angelina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
146 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 68834%
Grade 78533%
Grade 88733%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11143%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
7830%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
5120%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12347%
Female
13753%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School→Pineywoods Community Academy High School
Feeds from
Sarah Strinden Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading34.0%27.0%22.0%17.0%
Mathematics15.0%27.0%32.0%26.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2661.0%42.0%
2024-2561.0%44.0%
2023-2462.0%40.0%
2022-2325.0%25.0%
2021-2233.0%22.0%
2020-2124.0%36.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Dr Terry Robbins Middle School

Dr Terry Robbins Middle School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School this school26056.2%48.8%
Teague Junior High School
TEAGUE
32955.9%39.5%
Tatum Middle School
TATUM
32162.3%46.9%
Caldwell Junior High School
CALDWELL
29860.4%51.7%
Anahuac Middle School
ANAHUAC
33650.6%36.0%
Cumberland Academy Middle School
TYLER
36145.2%37.0%
Matched among Texas middle 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 Dr Terry Robbins Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Angelina County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.8%#545 of 1,635#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#834 of 1,670
▼ 132
#3 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#523 of 1,670
▼ 27
#2 of 6
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+26.5pp#115 of 1,570#1 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
260#1,456 of 1,749#6 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#1,187 of 1,542#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.6%#207 of 1,543#1 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.2%#1,027 of 1,648#4 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.1%#308 of 437N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
260
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526015.916.3:156% (146)
2023-2425514.417.7:158% (149)
2022-2322515.814.3:160% (135)
2020-212361614.8:150% (119)
2017-1824514.417.0:144% (107)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Terry Robbins Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (245 to 260); teachers up 10% (14.4 to 15.9).

About Dr Terry Robbins Middle School

Dr Terry Robbins Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in LUFKIN, Texas, administered by PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY. It had 260 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.

PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY (3 schools, 1,061 students) runs Dr Terry Robbins Middle School.

About 43% of students at Dr Terry Robbins Middle School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Angelina County's residents are about 63% White, 21 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Dr Terry Robbins Middle School, there are about 16.3 students; the school has 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. There are 146 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Angelina County is 70%.

Dr Terry Robbins Middle School scores 48.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.7%.

In the wider Angelina County area, the median household earns about $60,960 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Dr Terry Robbins Middle School shares Angelina County with 42 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pineywoods Community Academy High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr Terry Robbins Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area. Dr Terry Robbins Middle School is run as a public charter school.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 236 to 260, a 10% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.3:1.

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Angelina County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School
District
PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY
Address
602 S RAGUET, LUFKIN, TX 75904
Phone
(936) 634-5515
County
Angelina County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
260
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
146 (56%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
480007413549
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dr Terry Robbins Middle School
How many students attend Dr Terry Robbins Middle School?
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dr Terry Robbins Middle School serve?
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dr Terry Robbins Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Dr Terry Robbins Middle School.
How diverse is Dr Terry Robbins Middle School?
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School reports a student body of 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dr Terry Robbins Middle School public or private?
Dr Terry Robbins Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY.
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