THOMAS J RUSK EL

THOMAS J RUSK EL is a low-enrollment elementary campus in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, overseen by NACOGDOCHES ISD. The school serves 422 students in grades K through 5.

NACOGDOCHES ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,766 students. THOMAS J RUSK EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, THOMAS J RUSK EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 12% Black, 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, THOMAS J RUSK EL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Nacogdoches County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, THOMAS J RUSK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Nacogdoches County) records that median household earnings sit near $53,555, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which THOMAS J RUSK EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BROOKS-QUINN-JONES EL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THOMAS J RUSK EL. On composite proficiency, THOMAS J RUSK EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. THOMAS J RUSK EL's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 422). The Black share of enrollment fell from 34% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for THOMAS J RUSK EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.