📍 1088 W Bearkat Dr, Cushing, Nacogdoches County, 75760
Cushing School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cushing, Nacogdoches County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luke Balkcom. It is part of the Cushing Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cushing School enrolls 293 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 293 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cushing School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Cushing School is one of 2 schools in CUSHING ISD, based in CUSHING, Texas. The district serves 558 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Cushing School is close to the district average of about 279 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote