Huntington Elementary School
Public elementary school in Huntington, Texas · Huntington ISD · Grades Pre-K–3
Huntington Elementary School serves 491 students in grades Pre-K–3 in Huntington (Angelina County). It is one of 5 schools in Huntington ISD. By enrollment it is the 2611th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–3 |
| District | Huntington ISD |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482400002653 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Huntington ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 491 | 1,564 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.6% | 47% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Huntington Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Huntington ISD, Huntington Elementary School is the largest, with 31.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 8.9 miles away and have a median of 265 students, so Huntington Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 120 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 53, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 3 has 22% fewer students than kindergarten (94 against 120). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 84.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Huntington ISD (84.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47% across Huntington ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Huntington Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 491 students would have about 33.2 teachers, so Huntington Elementary School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Huntington Intermediate School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 84.3% |
| Hispanic | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Black | 2.9% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 120 |
| Grade 1 | 113 |
| Grade 2 | 111 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
408 E Linn St, Huntington, TX 75949
Phone: (936)876-5194
Website: huntingtonisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Huntington Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Intermediate School | Huntington ISD | 1.1 mi | 237 | 13.2 | 39.7% |
| Slack Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 7.8 mi | 408 | 13.2 | 87% |
| Burley Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 7.8 mi | 426 | 16.2 | 82.6% |
| Herty Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 8.6 mi | 276 | 13.6 | 94.9% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 9.2 mi | 246 | 16.8 | 89% |
| Kurth Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 9.4 mi | 253 | 18.9 | 83% |
| Coston Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 9.8 mi | 211 | 13.7 | 95.7% |
| Sarah Strinden Elementary School | Pineywoods Community Academy | 10.4 mi | 512 | 17.8 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Huntington ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington High School | High | 9–12 | 485 |
| Huntington Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 237 |
| Huntington Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 339 |
| Pride Alternative School | High | 10–12 | 12 |