Coston Elementary School
- Elementary school in Lufkin ISD
- Lufkin, TX
- 3rd grade - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lufkin ISD: N/A
Total students
192
Avg. teacher experience
14.2 years
Lufkin ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lufkin ISD: 91.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Coston Elementary School is an elementary school in Lufkin, TX, in the Lufkin ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 192 students. 76.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,245, which is $6,229 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
707 TrentonLufkin, TX 75901-2497
Office phone number
Principal
- Starla Hill
- shill@lufkinisd.org
- (936) 639-3118
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Coston Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
192
African American
48 (25%)
Lufkin ISD: 27.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
94 (49%)
Lufkin ISD: 46.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
42 (21.9%)
Lufkin ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (4.2%)
Lufkin ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
76.6 %
Lufkin ISD: 66.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
96.9 %
Lufkin ISD: 86.7%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
26.6 %
Lufkin ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
26 %
Lufkin ISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Lufkin ISD: 12%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
29.7 %
Lufkin ISD: 14%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Lufkin ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lufkin ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lufkin ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lufkin ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
25.3 %
Lufkin ISD: 20.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
23.3 %
Lufkin ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Lufkin ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Lufkin ISD: 11.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
27.8 %
Lufkin ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Lufkin ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
25.5 %
Lufkin ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Lufkin ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
16.1
African American
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (6%)
Lufkin ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
1 (6%)
Lufkin ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
14.1 (87.9%)
Lufkin ISD: 69%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
12.2 (75.8%)
Lufkin ISD: 74.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.9 (24.2%)
Lufkin ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lufkin ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
11.9
Lufkin ISD: 13.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
14.2 years
Lufkin ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$56,245
Lufkin ISD: $54,756
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$49,363
Lufkin ISD: $48,329
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$48,694
Lufkin ISD: $48,794
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$50,822
Lufkin ISD: $51,714
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$57,078
Lufkin ISD: $56,047
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,757
Lufkin ISD: $64,637
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$70,995
Lufkin ISD: $72,487
Statewide: $74,014