Forest Country News

There were 5,518 Hispanic students enrolled in Angelina County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Angelina County welcomed 15,966 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 34.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 40 schools in Angelina County, Lufkin High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 960 students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lufkin High School	45	2,135
Lufkin Middle School	44.9	1,487
Hudson High School	30.6	797
W. F. Peavy Primary School	23.4	696
Hudson Middle School	26.6	646
Central Elementary School	20.7	633
W. H. Bonner Elementary School	29	621
Diboll High School	55.9	521
Slack Elementary School	66.7	520
Sarah Strinden Elementary School	35.5	515
Huntington High School	6.8	499
Huntington Elementary School	6.2	482
Central Junior High School	22.5	440
Brandon Elementary School	21.6	394
Central High School	26	385
Dunbar Primary School	21.1	383
Huntington Middle School	8.1	371
Burley Primary School	65	369
Garrett Primary School	45.3	349
Diboll Junior High School	53	349
H. G. Temple Intermediate School	49	347
H. G. Temple Elementary School	51	314
Kurth Primary School	33	264
Herty Primary School	46.2	262
Pineywoods Community Academy High School	26.8	257
Trout Primary School	34.5	252
Brookhollow Elementary School	30.4	250
Anderson Elementary School	37.4	243
Huntington Intermediate School	8.3	228
Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School	35.1	225
Coston Elementary School	43.6	204
Zavalla Elementary School	2.5	163
Zavalla High School	1.9	160
Diboll Primary School	48.9	133
Stubblefield Learning Center	37.1	35
Pride Alter School	0	13
Stubblefield Learning Center	0	8
Juvenile Detention Center	33.3	6
Stubblefield Learning Center	60	5
Stubblefield Learning Center	0	5