GARRETT PRI

Set in LUFKIN, Texas, GARRETT PRI is a modestly sized elementary school, run under LUFKIN ISD. It hosts 344 students across grade pre-K. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GARRETT PRI sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Within LUFKIN ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 6,865 students, GARRETT PRI is one campus in the system.

Demographically, GARRETT PRI reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Angelina County's rate of about 70%.

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 GARRETT PRI is one.

Nearest neighbor: DUNBAR PRI, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 352 students in 2018 compared to 344 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 47% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.