WEST RUSK INT

WEST RUSK INT is a tight-knit elementary campus in NEW LONDON, Texas, operated by WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD. The school instructs 215 students in grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WEST RUSK INT sits 59% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD (1,029 students total), WEST RUSK INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WEST RUSK INT reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEST RUSK INT tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at WEST RUSK INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Rusk County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST RUSK INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 29.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Rusk County shows median household income runs about $68,658, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rusk County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students), WEST RUSK INT is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEST RUSK MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST RUSK INT at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 215 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 28% to 34% over that span.

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