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Coston Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

Summary

Coston Elementary is a public elementary school in Lufkin, Texas, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 192 students. The school is part of the Lufkin Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 731 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coston Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Lufkin ISD and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.08% of 3rd graders at Coston Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 37.65% for Lufkin ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Coston Elementary ranked 4300 out of 4651 Texas elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $14,667 at Coston Elementary in the 2020-2021 school year, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages. The school also exhibits significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the proficiency rate in STAAR Reading for African American students was 53%, compared to 23% for Hispanic students and 38% for White students. Coston Elementary's academic performance and school ranking are significantly lower than the nearby Slack Elementary and Brandon Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

211

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,329

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Trenton
Lufkin, TX 75901-2497

(936) 639-3118

District: Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Coston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lufkin Middle
High:	Lufkin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

27.5%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

Not ranked this year

Coston Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2025	14.9	4300 of 4651	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3798 of 4710	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3090 of 4647	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3405 of 4581	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3163 of 4578	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3236 of 4479	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3267 of 4359	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	3302 of 4329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	3687 of 4286	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	4060 of 4320	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	4036 of 4260	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	4099 of 4221	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	3911 of 4206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3132 of 4095	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.9	2708 of 3937	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	2664 of 3884	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	3132 of 3768	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.9	1800 of 3724	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	2171 of 3476	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	2015 of 3475	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.8	649 of 3465	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1614 of 1905	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1795 of 2443	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1213 of 2443	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1134 of 2421	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	1635 of 2444	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1409 of 2515	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1354 of 2483	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.2	2501 of 4461	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	1869 of 4331	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	2510 of 4295	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2012 of 4240	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1953 of 2918	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2815 of 3668	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1885 of 3556	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1949 of 3487	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	1314 of 3446	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	2420 of 3333	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2356 of 3226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	3134 of 3744	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3632 of 4658	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3132 of 4588	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3241 of 4561	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3132 of 4499	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2720 of 4348	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3011 of 4306	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	2878 of 3644	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3227 of 4465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2698 of 4401	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3155 of 4376	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2406 of 4329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2263 of 4188	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2962 of 4168	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	3147 of 3705	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2866 of 4594	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	2425 of 4521	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2677 of 4477	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2569 of 4451	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2591 of 4309	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2957 of 4264	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	3408 of 3739	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3315 of 4647	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3015 of 4585	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3499 of 4563	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3114 of 4498	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3470 of 4357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3416 of 4319	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	2742 of 3549	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2465 of 4292	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2758 of 4086	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3342 of 3952	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	1759 of 3799	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	2823 of 3684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3205 of 3558	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2378 of 2612	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1932 of 3108	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	2154 of 3106	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2698 of 3082	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2911 of 3082	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2941 of 3142	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	2666 of 3127	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-30 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Slack Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1305 Fuller Springs Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-2279	408	31	13.1	87.0%	69 (16.9%)	47 (11.5%)	285 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29	3498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.4%		42.8	2588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.4%	910	40.0	40.0	0.0	40.6	42.9	42.1	34.2	38.8	35.3	$8,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Coston Elementary

How many students attend Coston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Coston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Coston Elementary?

Students at Coston Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 27% African American, 18% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Coston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lufkin Middle
High : Lufkin High School

What district is Coston Elementary in?

Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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