Lufkin Middle School
Public middle school in Lufkin, Texas · Lufkin ISD · Grades 6–8
Lufkin Middle School serves 1,453 students in grades 6–8 in Lufkin (Angelina County). It is one of 15 schools in Lufkin ISD. By enrollment it is the 34th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 103.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lufkin ISD |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482855007763 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lufkin ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,453 | 6,865 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lufkin Middle School in context
Size
Lufkin Middle School is the only middle school in Lufkin ISD. Its 1,453 students are 21.2% of the district's 6,865. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 348 students, so Lufkin Middle 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 grade 7 with 527 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 458, against an average of 484 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 458 in grade 6 and 468 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 46% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lufkin ISD (46.5%). Black students are next, at 27.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Lufkin ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Lufkin Middle School has 103.67 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,453 students would have about 100.9 teachers, so Lufkin Middle School has 2.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School, 0.8 miles away in Pineywoods Community Academy. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 46% |
| Black | 27.3% |
| White | 21.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 458 |
| Grade 7 | 527 |
| Grade 8 | 468 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1255 Tulane Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
Phone: (936)630-4444
Website: lufkinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lufkin Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School | Pineywoods Community Academy | 0.8 mi | 260 | 16.3 | 56.2% |
| Hudson Middle School | Hudson ISD | 6.4 mi | 681 | 12.3 | 50.8% |
| Central Junior High School | Central ISD | 8.9 mi | 451 | 13.1 | 64.1% |
| Huntington Middle School | Huntington ISD | 9.3 mi | 339 | 12.1 | 46% |
| Diboll Junior High School | Diboll ISD | 10.6 mi | 356 | 11.7 | 68.3% |
| Woden Junior High School | Woden ISD | 16.7 mi | 194 | 12.2 | 61.9% |
| McMichael Middle School | Nacogdoches ISD | 18.7 mi | 1,275 | 13.6 | 81.6% |
| Corrigan-Camden Junior High School | Corrigan-Camden ISD | 24.0 mi | 189 | 14.5 | 66.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lufkin ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 246 |
| Brandon Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 386 |
| Brookhollow Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 273 |
| Burley Primary School | Elementary | K–2 | 426 |
| Coston Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 211 |
| Dunbar Primary School | Elementary | K–2 | 268 |
| Garrett Primary School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 344 |
| Herty Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 276 |
| Kurth Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 253 |
| Lufkin High School | High | 9–12 | 2,026 |
| Slack Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 408 |
| Special Services | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 11 |
| Stubblefield Lrn Center | High | 9–12 | 56 |
| Trout Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 219 |