Special Services
Public elementary school in Lufkin, Texas · Lufkin ISD · Grades Pre-K–3
Special Services serves 11 students in grades Pre-K–3 in Lufkin (Angelina County). It is one of 15 schools in Lufkin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4724th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Special Education School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–3 |
| District | Lufkin ISD |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482855007776 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 6,865 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Special Services in context
Size
Of the 11 elementary schools in Lufkin ISD, Special Services is the smallest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 272; Special Services is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as a special education school, one that focuses mainly on students with disabilities.
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 pre-K with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 1, against an average of 6 per grade. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 45.5% here and 46.5% across Lufkin ISD. White students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Lufkin 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
With 1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Special Services has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 11 students would have about 0.7 teachers, so Special Services has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Special Services is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Coston Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 45.5% |
| White | 27.3% |
| Black | 18.2% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
701 N First St, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone: (936)630-4273
Website: lufkinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Special Services. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coston Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 0.9 mi | 211 | 13.7 | 95.7% |
| Sarah Strinden Elementary School | Pineywoods Community Academy | 0.9 mi | 512 | 17.8 | 60.7% |
| Dunbar Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 1.0 mi | 268 | 13.1 | 86.9% |
| Brandon Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 1.1 mi | 386 | 13.8 | 78.2% |
| Kurth Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 1.6 mi | 253 | 18.9 | 83% |
| Trout Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 2.0 mi | 219 | 15.6 | 92.7% |
| Herty Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 2.3 mi | 276 | 13.6 | 94.9% |
| Burley Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 3.1 mi | 426 | 16.2 | 82.6% |
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 |
| Lufkin Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,453 |
| Slack Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 408 |
| Stubblefield Lrn Center | High | 9–12 | 56 |
| Trout Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 219 |