Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD·NCES 484515005151
WEST RUSK H S
10705 S MAIN HWY 42, NEW LONDON, TX 75682 · (903) 392-7854 · Rusk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
250 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +59.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 59 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
+23 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
58%
was 62%
% Hispanic
28%
was 21%
% Black
9%
was 13%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WEST RUSK H S
WEST RUSK H S is a modestly sized four-year high school in NEW LONDON, Texas, overseen by WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD. The school teaches 356 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 796.
WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,029 students. WEST RUSK H S is one of those campuses.
Demographically, WEST RUSK H S shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEST RUSK H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST RUSK H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 64.8%, a residual of +21.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, Rusk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,658 per year, 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 H S 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. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST RUSK H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.6%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. WEST RUSK H S's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 356). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 21% to 28%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the WEST RUSK H S community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,842
Census ACS
Median income
$68,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD
- WEST RUSK MIDDLEMiddle · 242 students
- WEST RUSK ELElementary · 216 students
- WEST RUSK INTElementary · 215 students
- ARP COOP ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in NEW LONDON
- WEST RUSK MIDDLEMiddle · 242 students
- WEST RUSK ELElementary · 216 students
- WEST RUSK INTElementary · 215 students
- ARP COOP ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- WEST RUSK MIDDLE0.0 mi · 242
- WEST RUSK INT0.0 mi · 215
- WEST RUSK EL0.0 mi · 216
- OVERTON EL3.0 mi · 256
- OVERTON H S3.1 mi · 267
- LEVERETTS CHAPEL H S5.1 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About WEST RUSK H SHow many students attend WEST RUSK H S?
WEST RUSK H S enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WEST RUSK H S serve?
WEST RUSK H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WEST RUSK H S have?
WEST RUSK H S employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST RUSK H S?
At WEST RUSK H S, the student body is approximately 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is WEST RUSK H S in?
WEST RUSK H S is part of WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD.
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