Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001713
Rusk Elementary School
3601 COPIA ST, EL PASO, TX 79930 · (915) 236-0475 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
167 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 22 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 50% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Rusk Elementary School
Rusk Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk Elementary School this school | 186 | 89.8% | 33.0% |
| Vanguard Monet MISSION | 198 | 91.4% | 33.8% |
| Rangerville Elementary School SAN BENITO | 203 | 90.1% | 40.9% |
| Roy Cisneros Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 195 | 92.8% | 20.7% |
| Lorenzo Loya Primary School SAN ELIZARIO | 173 | 86.7% | N/A |
| Briscoe Elementary School HOUSTON | 177 | 93.2% | 49.6% |
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 Rusk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,372 of 4,401 | #115 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,402 of 4,466 ▲ 1,342 | #84 of 133 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,130 of 4,466 ▲ 691 | #115 of 133 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,197 of 3,998 | #83 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #4,670 of 4,938 | #137 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #1,100 of 4,789 | #31 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #200 of 2,838 | #8 of 93 |
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
186
-26 (-12%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 186 | 16.6 | 11.2:1 | 90% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 95% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 18.1 | 12.5:1 | 95% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 95% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 22.1 | 13.7:1 | 94% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 98% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 95% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 90% (582) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 49 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rusk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (303 to 186); teachers down 25% (22.1 to 16.6).
About Rusk Elementary School
The public elementary school Rusk Elementary School is located in EL PASO, Texas. The school reports 186 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 64% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
EL PASO ISD, which runs Rusk Elementary School, has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
About 98% of the student body at Rusk Elementary School is Hispanic. Among people living in El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Rusk Elementary School is 16.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.2:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 167 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 90%. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
Rusk Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0% is 2.4 points below the 35.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
El Paso County has these Census figures: the median household income is $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County is home to 273 public schools and about 165,404 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Clendenin Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Rusk Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Rusk Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school enrolled 186 students in 2024-25, 26 fewer than the 212 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.1:1 to 11.2:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Rusk Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Rusk Elementary. Rusk Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Rusk Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 516 students
- Rusk Elementary SchoolRUSK, TX · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Clendenin Elementary School0.7 mi · 438
- Austin High School0.8 mi · 946
- Travis Elementary School0.9 mi · 200
- Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School1.0 mi · 709
- Bliss Elementary School1.0 mi · 459
- Crockett Elementary School1.1 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Rusk Elementary SchoolHow large is Rusk Elementary School?
Rusk Elementary School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rusk Elementary School serve?
Rusk Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rusk Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Rusk Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rusk Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rusk Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Rusk Elementary School public or private?
Rusk Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.