LUFKIN MIDDLE

LUFKIN MIDDLE is one of the substantial junior highs in LUFKIN, Texas, overseen by LUFKIN ISD, with 1,453 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 126% larger than typical.

LUFKIN ISD comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 6,865 students; LUFKIN MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LUFKIN MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 21% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Angelina County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUFKIN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Angelina County put 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 MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: KURTH PRI, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LUFKIN MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, LUFKIN MIDDLE comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. LUFKIN MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,705 (now 1,453). White enrollment moved from 27% to 21% across the same window.

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