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Pineywoods Community Academy High School

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Pineywoods Community Academy High School ranks 260 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 87% of Texas high schools

Summary

Pineywoods Community Academy High School is a small, high-performing charter school in Lufkin, TX, serving 289 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Pineywoods Community Academy district, which ranks in the top 20% of all Texas school districts.

This school stands out dramatically from nearby traditional public schools. On STAAR End-of-Course exams, Pineywoods students achieve proficiency rates far above the state average and local competitors. For example, in English I Reading, 80.49% of Pineywoods students are proficient, compared to just 43.84% at Lufkin High School and 62.4% at Diboll High School. In Biology, Pineywoods achieves 86.08% proficiency versus 65.64% at Lufkin and 73.28% at Diboll. The school also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate for three of the last five years and a 0% dropout rate, a stark contrast to the 1.5% dropout rate at Lufkin High School and the alarmingly high 28% dropout rate at the Stubblefield Learning Center. Notably, Pineywoods ranks #1 in the entire state of Texas for its performance with English Language Learner students, a monumental achievement that far surpasses any other school in the area.

Pineywoods achieves these exceptional results with a lower per-student budget ($10,951) than Lufkin High School ($12,700) or Diboll High School ($11,967), suggesting highly efficient use of resources. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround from a low point in 2015-2016 to its current status as a top-tier school, earning a 5-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school excels across most student groups, it has identified an area for improvement with Multi-racial students, who ranked in the bottom 5% of the state in 2023-2024. Overall, Pineywoods Community Academy High School serves as a high-quality educational alternative in a region where many neighboring schools are struggling, making it a standout choice for families in the Lufkin area.

289

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,477

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 S Raguet
Lufkin, TX 75904

(936) 634-5515

District: Pineywoods Community Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

30.4%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Texas avg62%

260^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^th of 947Pineywoods Community Academy among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	260 of 2057	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	155 of 1974	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	209 of 1990	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	357 of 1961	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	505 of 1876	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	473 of 1861	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	227 of 1857	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	523 of 1797	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	45.6	860 of 1777	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	987 of 1762	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.7	441 of 1743	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	62.7	587 of 1734	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	461 of 1652	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	568 of 1603	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.0	160 of 1672	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	69.2	397 of 1568	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	222 of 1101	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	120 of 834	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	119 of 1065	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	262 of 1069	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	329 of 1031	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	430 of 1020	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	292 of 1024	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	773 of 1013	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.1	434 of 1837	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	739 of 1829	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	311 of 1810	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	28.3	1403 of 1784	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 1209	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	28 of 1153	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	64.6	280 of 1437	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	236 of 1976	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	81 of 1504	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	123 of 1880	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	256 of 1891	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	385 of 1841	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	486 of 1815	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	371 of 1798	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	796 of 1781	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	426 of 1208	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	295 of 964	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	21 of 1182	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	62.7	544 of 1172	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	816 of 1177	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	483 of 1145	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	806 of 1137	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	159 of 1909	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	69.6	236 of 1453	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	535 of 1805	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	483 of 1820	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	420 of 1762	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	305 of 1743	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	370 of 1714	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	33.9	1144 of 1691	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	263 of 1976	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	149 of 1513	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	136 of 1884	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	222 of 1897	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	601 of 1847	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	373 of 1848	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	236 of 1818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	471 of 1794	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	295 of 1993	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	228 of 1515	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	319 of 1891	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	486 of 1913	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	724 of 1853	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	564 of 1840	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	186 of 1824	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	421 of 1803	76.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	7.2	695 of 731	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	629 of 677	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	260 of 1610	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.2	509 of 1299	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	167 of 1548	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	292 of 1478	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	739 of 1418	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	756 of 1382	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	168 of 1357	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	333 of 1347	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	373 of 1611	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	78 of 1294	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	119 of 1556	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	208 of 1576	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	550 of 1525	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	500 of 1510	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	205 of 1526	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	557 of 1539	63.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)100th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology86%+16 vs state

U.S. History85%+15 vs state

English II Reading85%+25 vs state

English I Reading80%+25 vs state

Algebra I63%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Pineywoods Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	601 S Raguet	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	289	19	14.8	44.6%	147 (50.9%)	39 (13.5%)	88 (30.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	78.1	260^th of 2057 public high schools	87.4%		83.6	155^th of 1974 public high schools	92.1%	105	63.4	86.1	80.5	84.7	85.1	$11,477
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	10-12	208 N John Redditt	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	5				5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$24,007
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	10-12	208 N John Redditt	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	9				2 (22.2%)	2 (22.2%)	4 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)					16.7	$9,425
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	9-12	502 College Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	9	5	1.8	66.7%	5 (55.6%)	2 (22.2%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	5.3	1916^th of 2057 public high schools	6.9%					(n/a)					33.3
Hackney Learning Center	Public	9-12	708 Lubbock St	Lufkin	75902	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7203	56			71.4%	12 (21.4%)	20 (35.7%)	21 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	3.1	1975^th of 2057 public high schools	4.0%		11.4	1758^th of 1974 public high schools	10.9%	217	0.0	31.3	0.0	19.2	23.3
Lufkin High School	Public	9-12	309 Medford Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7721	2,026	170	11.9	84.0%	410 (20.2%)	547 (27.0%)	988 (48.8%)	26 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.6%)	35.1	1387^th of 2057 public high schools	32.6%		34.6	1273^rd of 1974 public high schools	35.5%	114	30.5	65.6	43.8	46.1	65.0	$10,331
Hudson High School	Public	9-12	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9232	783	64	12.2	46.0%	480 (61.3%)	44 (5.6%)	213 (27.2%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	67.2	504^th of 2057 public high schools	75.5%		72.4	357^th of 1974 public high schools	81.9%	147	37.4	83.1	71.9	75.1	80.1	$10,312
Central High School	Public	9-12	7622 Us Hwy 69 N	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-2167	408	35	11.5	54.2%	267 (65.4%)	21 (5.1%)	108 (26.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	43.5	1163^rd of 2057 public high schools	43.5%		44.9	1038^th of 1974 public high schools	47.4%	125	24.7	65.1	53.6	52.7	75.6	$13,018
Diboll High School	Public	9-12	1000 Lumberjack Dr	Diboll	75941	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 829-5626	480	35	13.5	63.3%	134 (27.9%)	50 (10.4%)	280 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	56.9	782^nd of 2057 public high schools	62.0%		41.5	1124^th of 1974 public high schools	43.1%	342	59.8	73.3	62.4	61.7	67.0	$11,305
Pride Alter School	Public	11-12	908 Main St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 876-4287	12	3	4.0	33.3%	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)						$40,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Pineywoods Community Academy High School

Is Pineywoods Community Academy High School a good school?

Pineywoods Community Academy High School ranks 260^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pineywoods Community Academy High School in?

Pineywoods Community Academy

How many students attend Pineywoods Community Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Pineywoods Community Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pineywoods Community Academy High School?

Students at Pineywoods Community Academy High School are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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