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LUMBERTON H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 38 points.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LUMBERTON H S
Located at 103 LHS DR, in LUMBERTON, Texas, LUMBERTON H S is a well-populated 9-12 campus that instructs 1,232 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within LUMBERTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 55% above the state mean of about 796.
Within LUMBERTON ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,108 students, LUMBERTON H S is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, LUMBERTON H S shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Hardin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 33% of students at LUMBERTON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hardin County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, LUMBERTON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hardin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,808, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hardin County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,541 students), of which LUMBERTON H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: HARDIN CO ALTER ED, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LUMBERTON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LUMBERTON H S at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 38.4%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 1,126 students in 2018 compared to 1,232 in 2025.
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Hardin County at a glance
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- HARDIN CO ALTER EDHigh · 1 students
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- LUMBERTON MIDDLEMiddle · 918 students
- LUMBERTON PRIElementary · 574 students
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- HARDIN CO ALTER EDHigh · 1 students
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- LUMBERTON INT1.3 mi · 987
- LUMBERTON PRI1.5 mi · 574
- LUMBERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCH1.8 mi · 396
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