Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSHING ISD·NCES 481608007701
Cushing Elementary School
1165 W BEARKAT DR, CUSHING, TX 75760 · (936) 326-4890 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
189 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cushing Elementary School→Cushing School
Based on grade levels within CUSHING ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 38.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cushing Elementary School
Cushing Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Elementary School this school | 260 | 72.7% | 43.0% |
| Whitney Intermediate School WHITNEY | 301 | 74.1% | 33.1% |
| Tarkington Early Childhood School CLEVELAND | 214 | 70.6% | N/A |
| Chireno Elementary School CHIRENO | 245 | 73.1% | 44.7% |
| Baird Elementary School BAIRD | 208 | 72.6% | 46.0% |
| Electra Elementary School ELECTRA | 233 | 73.4% | 27.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cushing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nacogdoches County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,202 of 4,401 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,031 of 4,466 ▼ 238 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,711 of 4,466 ▼ 34 | #4 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #149 of 3,998 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #4,399 of 4,938 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,011 of 4,622 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #2,575 of 4,628 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #2,408 of 4,789 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #2,522 of 2,838 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 260 | 19.5 | 13.3:1 | 73% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 18.9 | 13.6:1 | 75% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 20.4 | 12.4:1 | 68% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 67% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 16.9 | 16.0:1 | 61% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 64% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 77% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 54% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cushing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (271 to 260); teachers up 15% (16.9 to 19.5).
About Cushing Elementary School
At 1165 W BEARKAT DR in CUSHING, Texas, Cushing Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 260 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
A total of 2 schools make up CUSHING ISD, with 558 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Cushing Elementary School are White (67%). The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cushing Elementary School scores 48%.
Classroom staffing at Cushing Elementary School totals 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cushing Elementary School is about 73%. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Nacogdoches County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.6% at Cushing Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
The county, Nacogdoches County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $53,555 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Cushing Elementary School, Nacogdoches County has 29 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Cushing Elementary School is closest to Cushing School, about 0.1 miles away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cushing Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 272 in 2020-21 to 260 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Cushing Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cushing Elementary. Cushing Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Cushing ElementaryScituate, MA · 352 students
- Cushing ElementaryDelafield, WI · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Cushing School0.1 mi · 298
- Laneville School10.6 mi · 139
- Douglass School11.1 mi · 424
- Mt Enterprise High School11.2 mi · 249
- Mt Enterprise Elementary School11.2 mi · 252
- Central Heights Middle School12.0 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Cushing Elementary SchoolHow large is Cushing Elementary School?
Cushing Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cushing Elementary School serve?
Cushing Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cushing Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cushing Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cushing Elementary School?
At Cushing Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Cushing Elementary School public or private?
Cushing Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSHING ISD.
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