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W H Bonner Elementary

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W H Bonner Elementary ranks 2276 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

2276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

W H Bonner Elementary is a mid-sized school in Lufkin, TX, serving 621 students in grades 3-5 as part of the high-performing Hudson Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 81st percentile statewide. Historically, Bonner has been a solid academic leader in the area, often ranking in the 60th-70th percentile over the last decade, with particular strength in mathematics—its 2024-2025 math scores (around 54-59% proficient) were well above the state average of 44-46% across all grade levels.

What truly sets Bonner apart is its dramatic outperformance compared to nearby schools in the Lufkin Independent School District (Isd). For example, in 4th Grade Math, Bonner scored 57.29% proficient, while schools like Coston Elementary, Anderson Elementary, Brandon Elementary, and Brookhollow Elementary ranged from just 16.67% to 46.15%. Bonner also benefits from a lower economic disadvantage rate (52.5% free/reduced lunch) compared to those Lufkin ISD schools (78-96%), and it achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($9,004 vs. up to $14,667) and a smaller student-to-teacher ratio (13.2:1).

However, the most recent data (2025-2026) reveals a significant and concerning decline, with Bonner’s overall rank dropping from the 74th percentile to the 51st percentile—its lowest in years. This drop affected nearly all student groups, including a sharp fall in effectiveness with low socioeconomic status students (from the 72nd to 33rd percentile). While Bonner remains a strong choice compared to many local alternatives, this recent trend warrants attention from parents to understand any changes in curriculum, staffing, or student support that may be impacting performance.

621

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,483

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

536 Fm 3258
Lufkin, TX 75904

(936) 875-9212

District: Hudson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend W H Bonner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Middle
High:	Hudson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Texas avg51%

2,276^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

185^th of 951Hudson Independent School District (Isd) 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	46.9	2276 of 4627	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	1222 of 4651	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1426 of 4710	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1506 of 4647	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1553 of 4581	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	850 of 4578	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	1768 of 4479	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1599 of 4359	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.9	910 of 4329	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	915 of 4286	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	1305 of 4320	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.8	1184 of 4260	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	1066 of 4221	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	1229 of 4206	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	1298 of 4095	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	1329 of 3937	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	1267 of 3884	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.2	1702 of 3768	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	1605 of 3724	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	1254 of 3476	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	1054 of 3475	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.4	901 of 3465	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	2272 of 2406	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	55.7	714 of 1905	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1273 of 2443	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1892 of 2443	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1802 of 2421	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1110 of 2444	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	1907 of 2515	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1643 of 2483	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	2730 of 4461	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.0	825 of 4331	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	2487 of 4295	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2565 of 4240	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	814 of 1643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	1271 of 2918	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	1399 of 3668	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	1942 of 3556	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	1335 of 3487	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	670 of 3446	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	25.4	2881 of 3333	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1747 of 3226	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2788 of 4575	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	1144 of 3744	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	1312 of 4658	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1591 of 4588	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	1350 of 4561	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	770 of 4499	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	1800 of 4348	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1776 of 4306	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1976 of 3075	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	1358 of 2619	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	949 of 2980	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	574 of 2958	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	699 of 3006	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	120 of 3184	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	417 of 3106	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2789 of 4413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.8	1202 of 3644	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1775 of 4465	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	2016 of 4401	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2380 of 4376	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.1	1151 of 4329	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	2357 of 4188	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2186 of 4168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	3047 of 4520	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.0	1036 of 3705	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	1349 of 4594	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1507 of 4521	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2630 of 4477	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	1037 of 4451	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	2498 of 4309	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2368 of 4264	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	1905 of 4582	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	1062 of 3739	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	1463 of 4647	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1471 of 4585	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	1796 of 4563	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	957 of 4498	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	1740 of 4357	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1465 of 4319	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	890 of 1106	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.8	574 of 975	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	671 of 1128	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	425 of 1099	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	578 of 1004	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	498 of 961	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	880 of 1112	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	14.1	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	1688 of 4301	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	1865 of 3549	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2519 of 4292	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1721 of 4086	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2242 of 3952	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	1198 of 3799	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1379 of 3684	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	1840 of 3558	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	2074 of 3006	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	1331 of 2612	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	1415 of 3108	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1541 of 3106	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	1533 of 3082	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	856 of 3082	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	1617 of 3142	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1557 of 3127	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-31 vs school

Native American (2019)8th percentile-53 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
W H Bonner Elementary	Public	3-5	536 Fm 3258	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9212	621	47	13.2	52.5%	365 (58.8%)	46 (7.4%)	169 (27.2%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	46.9	2276^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.8%		67.7	1222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	73.7%	1054	39.7	55.5	57.5	32.2	51.7	45.4	$7,483
W F Peavy Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	6920 State Hwy 94	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9344	683	50	13.6	53.6%	414 (60.6%)	50 (7.3%)	176 (25.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.4%)								(n/a)							$7,561
Brookhollow Elementary	Public	3-5	1009 Live Oak Ln	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-8415	273	18	15.4	93.4%	37 (13.6%)	105 (38.5%)	111 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	10.2	4477^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%		21.8	3931^st of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	546	23.9	27.5	40.5	21.1	19.6	25.0	$8,772
Trout Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	1014 Allendale Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3274	219	14	15.5	92.7%	47 (21.5%)	78 (35.6%)	81 (37.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)								(n/a)							$7,726
Sarah Strinden Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	602 S Raguet St	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	512	29	17.8	60.7%	225 (43.9%)	66 (12.9%)	186 (36.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	52.4	1992^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.9%		61.4	1508^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.6%	484	46.8	50.0	70.1	41.8	47.6	43.4	$6,481
Special Services	Public	PK, KG-3	701 N First St	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 630-4273	11	1	11.0	90.9%	3 (27.3%)	2 (18.2%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Anderson Elementary	Public	3-5	381 Champion Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 632-5527	246	15	16.8	89.0%	53 (21.5%)	81 (32.9%)	89 (36.2%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.5%)	39.4	2800^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.5%		28.7	3518^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	718	42.4	44.9	42.7	39.4	50.7	45.1	$10,408
Brandon Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1612 Sayers St	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 632-5513	386	28	13.8	78.2%	138 (35.8%)	133 (34.5%)	86 (22.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	46	2332^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.6%		60.3	1568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.3%	764	43.8	44.5	55.8	39.3	46.1	52.0	$8,249
Kurth Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	521 York Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3279	253	13	18.8	83.0%	69 (27.3%)	83 (32.8%)	82 (32.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)								(n/a)							$8,024
Dunbar Pri	Public, Magnet	K-2	1806 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 630-4500	268	20	13.1	86.9%	92 (34.3%)	90 (33.6%)	67 (25.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)							$7,602

Frequently Asked Questions about W H Bonner Elementary

How many students attend W H Bonner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended W H Bonner Elementary.

Is W H Bonner Elementary a good school?

W H Bonner Elementary ranks 2276^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of W H Bonner Elementary?

Students at W H Bonner Elementary are 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is W H Bonner Elementary in?

Hudson Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of W H Bonner Elementary attend?

Students who attend W H Bonner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudson Middle
High : Hudson High School

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