CUSHING SCHOOL

CUSHING SCHOOL operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in CUSHING, Texas, operated by CUSHING ISD. Current enrollment sits at 298 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% below the state mean of about 796.

Within CUSHING ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 558 students, CUSHING SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CUSHING SCHOOL records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at CUSHING SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, CUSHING SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.4%.

Around the school, Nacogdoches County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which CUSHING SCHOOL is one.

CUSHING EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUSHING SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 287 students in 2018 compared to 298 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 19% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for CUSHING SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.