Herty Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lufkin, Texas
Herty Primary in Lufkin, Texas enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
262 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 20.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 262 | 24.0 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 23.5 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 276 | 20.4 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 236 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herty Primary enrolled 236 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 236 of the 236 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent35.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.1% Black, 17.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.4%
- Black30.1%
- White17.4%
- Two or more races5.8%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Lufkin
14 public elementary schools in Lufkin report 2024-25 enrollment; Herty Primary is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| W F Peavy Primary | 683 | 13.6 | 49.0% |
| W H Bonner Elementary | 621 | 13.3 | 44.1% |
| Sarah Strinden Elementary | 512 | 17.8 | 53.9% |
| Burley Primary | 426 | 16.2 | 82.4% |
| Slack Elementary | 408 | 13.2 | 86.0% |
| Brandon Elementary | 386 | 13.8 | 76.7% |
| Herty Primary | 276 | 13.6 | 94.6% |
| Brookhollow Elementary | 273 | 15.5 | 93.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Herty Primary
- Coston ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 211 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Special ServicesThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 11 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Herty Primary with Coston ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lufkin ISD spends per student$14,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,634
- The largest public schools in TexasHerty Primary is the number 4,134 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,134 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Herty Primary
How many students attend Herty Primary?
276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 262 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lufkin, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Herty Primary?
13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Herty Primary a Title I school?
Herty Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Herty Primary in?
Lufkin ISD, NCES district ID 4828550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482855007771 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.