WEST RUSK EL

Set in NEW LONDON, Texas, WEST RUSK EL is a low-enrollment elementary campus, overseen by WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD. It hosts 216 students across grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,029 students. WEST RUSK EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WEST RUSK EL lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEST RUSK EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Rusk County's rate of about 66%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rusk County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,658, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. WEST RUSK EL is one of 29 public schools in Rusk County (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students).

The closest other public school is WEST RUSK MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. WEST RUSK EL's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 239 (now 216). Black enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the WEST RUSK EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.