📍 300 N Henderson St, Rusk, Cherokee County, 75785
Rusk el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rusk, Cherokee County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Oliver. It is part of the Rusk Isd school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rusk el enrolls 288 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 288 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rusk 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-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Rusk el is one of 5 schools in RUSK ISD, based in RUSK, Texas. The district serves 2,057 students district-wide and employs 155 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Rusk el is smaller than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote