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W H Bonner Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 210 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 212 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 52.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
Where W H Bonner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Angelina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,347 of 4,401 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,414 of 4,466 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,274 of 4,466 | #3 of 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,342 of 3,998 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #1,454 of 4,938 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #983 of 4,622 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #1,673 of 4,628 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #3,480 of 4,789 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,164 of 2,838 | #11 of 18 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 621 | 46.9 | 13.3:1 | 52% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 45.5 | 13.3:1 | 57% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 47.4 | 13.1:1 | 57% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 53% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 38.5 | 17.6:1 | 55% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 56% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 57% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 56% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 23 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
About W H Bonner Elementary School
W H Bonner Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in LUFKIN, Texas. The school serves grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 621 students.
The 5 schools of HUDSON ISD, including W H Bonner Elementary School, enroll 2,777 students.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at W H Bonner Elementary School. Next come 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
W H Bonner Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 70% average for public schools in Angelina County is 18 points higher.
W H Bonner Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.0% versus 51.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Angelina County, home to about 87,275 people, the median household earns about $60,960 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Angelina County number 43, with about 15,649 students.
W H Bonner Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from W F Peavy Primary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, W H Bonner Elementary School is 3rd of 4 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies W H Bonner Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 619 in 2020-21, 621 in 2024-25.
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