📍 411 N Mound St, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, 75961
Thomas J Rusk el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paula Harshbarger. It is part of the Nacogdoches Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas J Rusk el enrolls 504 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 17% |
| White | 62 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 504 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas J Rusk el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Thomas J Rusk el is one of 9 schools in NACOGDOCHES ISD, based in NACOGDOCHES, Texas. The district serves 5,766 students district-wide and employs 428 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 504 students, Thomas J Rusk el is smaller than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote