GW BRADFORD PRI

GW BRADFORD PRI is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in RUSK, Texas, one of the schools within RUSK ISD, with 379 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

GW BRADFORD PRI is one of 5 schools operated by RUSK ISD, a district that caters to 2,057 students overall.

On the student-mix side, GW BRADFORD PRI records that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, GW BRADFORD PRI has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,261 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Cherokee County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which GW BRADFORD PRI is one.

RUSK INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GW BRADFORD PRI has shrank 7%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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