HUDSON MIDDLE

HUDSON MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in LUFKIN, Texas, run under HUDSON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 681 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in HUDSON ISD (2,777 students total), HUDSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HUDSON MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Angelina County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HUDSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Angelina County put median household earnings sit near $60,960, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Angelina County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which HUDSON MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is HUDSON H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUDSON MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. HUDSON MIDDLE's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 659 (now 681). The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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