📍 113 W Newton, Rising Star, Eastland County, 76471
Rising Star el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rising Star, Eastland County. The school has 94 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Lawrence. It is part of the Rising Star Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rising Star el enrolls 94 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 73 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 94 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Rising Star 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 28, state house district 60.
Rising Star el is one of 2 schools in RISING STAR ISD, based in RISING STAR, Texas. The district serves 181 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 94 students, Rising Star el is close to the district average of about 91 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote