Pineywoods Community Academy
Lufkin, Texas · Angelina County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Pineywoods Community Academy runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,061 students. By enrollment it is the 560th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as town, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 1,061 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 64.1 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4800074 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Pineywoods Community Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 260 | 16.3 | 56.2% |
| Pineywoods Community Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 289 | 14.9 | 44.6% |
| Sarah Strinden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 512 | 17.8 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Pineywoods Community Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Pineywoods Community Academy in context
Size
Pineywoods Community Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Sarah Strinden Elementary School with 512 students, and the smallest is Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School with 260; the average is 354, against 626 statewide. NCES lists Pineywoods Community Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 6 is its largest grade, with 88 students this year. Grade 12 has 57 students and kindergarten has 73, 22% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Pineywoods Community Academy enrolls 40 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Pineywoods Community Academy at 45.5%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 33.2%.
55.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 44.6% at Pineywoods Community Academy High School to 60.7% at Sarah Strinden Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.5 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 531 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Pineywoods Community Academy's area as town, remote: in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest district is Lufkin ISD, 0.7 miles away with 6,865 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Pineywoods Community Academy. Angelina County has 7 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 56.7 | 19 |
| School counselors | 2 | 531 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 1,061 |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 7.8 | 136 |
| School administrators | 4 | 265 |
| District administrators | 4 | 265 |
| All staff | 125.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 45.5% |
| Hispanic | 33.2% |
| Black | 14.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 40 |
| Kindergarten | 73 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 86 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 85 |
| Grade 8 | 87 |
| Grade 9 | 77 |
| Grade 10 | 79 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufkin ISD | 1 mi | 6,865 | 13.9 | – |
| Hudson ISD | 5 mi | 2,777 | 12.5 | – |
| Central ISD | 6 mi | 1,497 | 13.9 | – |
| Diboll ISD | 8 mi | 1,582 | 12.9 | – |
| Huntington ISD | 10 mi | 1,564 | 12.6 | – |
| Apple Springs ISD | 16 mi | 179 | 10.5 | – |
| Wells ISD | 16 mi | 239 | 11.3 | – |
| Woden ISD | 17 mi | 885 | 11.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Angelina County
- Lufkin ISD (6,865 students)
- Hudson ISD (2,777 students)
- Diboll ISD (1,582 students)
- Huntington ISD (1,564 students)
- Central ISD (1,497 students)
- Zavalla ISD (303 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
602 S Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone: (936)634-5515
Website: pineywoodsacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.