Summary:
The 16 schools in zip code 75904 (Lufkin, TX) serve students from elementary through high school and are divided among three main districts: Hudson Independent School District (Isd), Pineywoods Community Academy, and Lufkin Independent School District (Isd), with a fourth district, Diboll Independent School District (Isd), operating a single alternative campus here.
The standout school in the area is Pineywoods Community Academy High School, which ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide and boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate with a 0% dropout rate. Hudson Middle is also exceptional, with nearly all its 8th graders passing the Algebra I EOC exam—a high school credit course—far exceeding state averages. In contrast, Brookhollow Elementary faces the greatest challenges, ranking in the 3rd percentile statewide with critically low math proficiency rates and a 93.41% free/reduced lunch rate, the highest in the dataset. The district performance gap is stark: Hudson ISD and Pineywoods Community Academy rank in the top 20% of Texas districts, while Lufkin ISD ranks in the bottom 20%.
A key takeaway is that higher spending does not guarantee better results—Brookhollow Elementary spends $13,691 per student but has the lowest performance, while Hudson High School spends $10,949 and achieves top-tier outcomes. The zip code also features three separate Stubblefield Learning Center campuses (one per district) serving as alternative schools, and a Special Services school with only 11 students that spends $439,396 per student, reflecting intensive support for students with profound disabilities. This area is a microcosm of educational inequality, where a student's address within the same zip code can determine access to top-quartile or bottom-quartile schools.
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