📍 1165 W Bearkat Dr, Cushing, Nacogdoches County, 75760
Cushing el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cushing, Nacogdoches County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laurie Williamson. It is part of the Cushing Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cushing el enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 254 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 el 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 el 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 254 students, Cushing el 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