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Brandon Elementary

Q: Is Brandon Elementary a good school?

Brandon Elementary ranks 2332 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Brandon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Brandon Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brandon Elementary?

Students at Brandon Elementary are 36% White, 34% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Brandon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brandon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lufkin Middle High : Lufkin High School

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

2332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Brandon Elementary in Lufkin, TX, is a public school serving 386 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Lufkin Independent School District (Isd), where a large majority of families (78.24%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out as the highest-performing traditional elementary school in its district, consistently outperforming nearby schools like Slack Elementary (24th percentile), Brookhollow Elementary (3rd percentile), and Coston Elementary (8th percentile) in recent rankings. However, its overall performance has recently dipped to the 50th percentile (2 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year, a notable drop from its 66th percentile ranking the year prior, which is a key concern for parents to watch.

Brandon Elementary shows remarkable strengths in specific areas, particularly for students receiving special education services, where it ranks in the 80th percentile (4 stars)—a standout achievement that has been consistent for three years. This suggests the school has highly effective support systems for these students. Additionally, the school achieves comparable results to the nearby charter school, Sarah Strinden Elementary (Pineywoods Community Academy), despite serving a more economically disadvantaged population and maintaining smaller class sizes (13.8 students per teacher versus 17.8). This efficiency in resource use is a positive sign for families seeking a school that maximizes support for its students.

Despite these strengths, Brandon Elementary faces significant challenges. The most alarming issue is its performance with English Language Learners (ELL), which dropped to the 0th percentile in 2025-2026—a catastrophic decline from the previous year. This, combined with broad-based drops in other subgroups like male students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds, signals a systemic problem that school leadership must address urgently. While the school has historically excelled in preparing 5th graders for middle school, recent declines in 5th-grade reading and math scores suggest this "Brandon Bounce" may be fading. Parents should consider these trends carefully, especially if their child falls into one of the affected groups, and monitor how the school responds to this recent downturn.

386

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,249

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1612 Sayers St
Lufkin, TX 75904-2012

(936) 632-5513

District: Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Brandon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lufkin Middle
High:	Lufkin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.8%

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

22.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

2,332^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

762^nd of 951Lufkin 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	46.0	2332 of 4627	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.3	1568 of 4651	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	1821 of 4710	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	1346 of 4647	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	1407 of 4581	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	731 of 4578	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	1665 of 4479	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2156 of 4359	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	1367 of 4329	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	2304 of 4286	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.4	1358 of 4320	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	1657 of 4260	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.7	2417 of 4221	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	2370 of 4206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.3	2327 of 4095	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.7	1483 of 3937	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	1598 of 3884	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.8	2583 of 3768	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.6	1508 of 3724	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.6	2162 of 3476	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.1	1874 of 3475	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.7	1508 of 3465	56.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1776 of 2406	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1333 of 1905	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2038 of 2443	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1492 of 2443	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1210 of 2421	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	916 of 2444	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	1857 of 2515	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1791 of 2483	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	496 of 967	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	3251 of 4461	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1431 of 4331	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	3434 of 4295	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2860 of 4240	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	1640 of 1643	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	1791 of 2918	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3080 of 3668	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	1744 of 3556	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.9	3381 of 3487	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	1688 of 3446	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	2525 of 3333	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	2619 of 3226	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1749 of 4575	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	1087 of 3744	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	1950 of 4658	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	1060 of 4588	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	1281 of 4561	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	684 of 4499	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1555 of 4348	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1726 of 4306	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2319 of 3075	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	1939 of 2619	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2456 of 2980	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2476 of 2958	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	1926 of 3006	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2724 of 3184	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	2605 of 3106	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2008 of 4413	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	733 of 3644	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	1761 of 4465	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	932 of 4401	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1732 of 4376	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.9	328 of 4329	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	655 of 4188	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	1990 of 4168	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	2980 of 4520	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	1589 of 3705	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	2839 of 4594	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	2321 of 4521	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	1812 of 4477	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	434 of 4451	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	38.9	2859 of 4309	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3624 of 4264	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	2956 of 4582	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.8	1296 of 3739	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	1716 of 4647	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1621 of 4585	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1521 of 4563	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	783 of 4498	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	1780 of 4357	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	2770 of 4319	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	757 of 1106	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	382 of 975	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	833 of 1099	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	712 of 1004	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	982 of 1112	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1039 of 1046	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	868 of 4301	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	1032 of 3549	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	1436 of 4292	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1295 of 4086	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1945 of 3952	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	673 of 3799	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	1453 of 3684	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	3008 of 3558	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	848 of 3006	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	520 of 2612	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	618 of 3108	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	440 of 3106	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	372 of 3082	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.0	74 of 3082	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	401 of 3142	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	578 of 3127	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)80th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2021)49th percentile-35 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile-42 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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)
Coston Elementary	Public	3-5	707 Trenton	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3118	211	15	13.7	95.7%	38 (18.0%)	58 (27.5%)	100 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)								(n/a)							$12,329
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
Herty Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2804 Paul Ave	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-2241	276	20	13.5	94.9%	48 (17.4%)	83 (30.1%)	128 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)							$12,422
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
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
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
Burley Pri	Public, Magnet	K-2	502 Joyce Ln	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3100	426	26	16.1	82.6%	68 (16.0%)	40 (9.4%)	303 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)							$7,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brandon Elementary?

Students at Brandon Elementary are 36% White, 34% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Brandon Elementary a good school?

Brandon Elementary ranks 2332^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Brandon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brandon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lufkin Middle
High : Lufkin High School

What district is Brandon Elementary in?

Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Brandon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Brandon Elementary.

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