LUFKIN H S

LUFKIN H S is a secondary school of heavily attended scale in LUFKIN, Texas, part of LUFKIN ISD, hosting 2,026 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so LUFKIN H S sits 155% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in LUFKIN ISD (6,865 students total), LUFKIN H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, LUFKIN H S records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 20% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 170 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at LUFKIN H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Angelina County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUFKIN H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of +11.4 points.

Across the wider county, Angelina County reports that median household income runs about $60,960, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Angelina County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which LUFKIN H S is one.

HERTY PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LUFKIN H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LUFKIN H S at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

LUFKIN H S operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LUFKIN H S has edged down 5%, going from 2,126 students in 2018 to 2,026 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 41% to 49% over that span.

On allk12, members of the LUFKIN H S community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.