Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD·NCES 484515005150
West Rusk Intermediate School
10705 S MAIN HWY 42, NEW LONDON, TX 75682 · (903) 392-7856 · Rusk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
162 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 70 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 15.0% | 31.0% | 48.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 West Rusk Intermediate School
West Rusk Intermediate School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rusk Intermediate School this school | 215 | 75.3% | 32.5% |
| Reagan Elementary School QUANAH | 196 | 76.5% | 44.5% |
| West Rusk Elementary School NEW LONDON | 216 | 79.2% | N/A |
| Bailey Inglish Early Childhood Center BONHAM | 186 | 74.7% | N/A |
| The Summit Leadership Academy KEENE | 220 | 76.8% | 42.8% |
| Haskell Elementary School HASKELL | 277 | 73.6% | 42.4% |
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 West Rusk Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rusk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #3,421 of 4,401 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,357 of 4,466 ▼ 346 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,509 of 4,466 ▼ 542 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,050 of 3,998 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #4,583 of 4,938 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #703 of 4,622 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #1,292 of 4,628 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #2,256 of 4,789 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #1,116 of 2,838 | #3 of 11 |
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
215
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 215 | 16.8 | 12.8:1 | 75% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17.4 | 11.7:1 | 82% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 15.9 | 13.1:1 | 82% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 79% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 20.7 | 13.1:1 | 79% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 73% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 76% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 65% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Rusk Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (271 to 215); teachers down 19% (20.7 to 16.8).
About West Rusk Intermediate School
West Rusk Intermediate School is a small elementary school in Texas, located in NEW LONDON. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 215 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.
The WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD system has 4 schools and 1,029 students.
West Rusk Intermediate School's enrollment is 51% White. Next come 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Rusk County residents. By the diversity index, West Rusk Intermediate School comes in at 61%.
Its teaching staff equals 16.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 75%. The 66% average for public schools in Rusk County is 9 points lower.
allk12 grades West Rusk Intermediate School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, West Rusk Intermediate School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.5%; the prediction is 41.5%.
In Rusk County (population about 52,842), median household income is about $68,658, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Rusk Intermediate School is one of 29 public schools in Rusk County, which together enroll about 10,350 students.
The closest public school to West Rusk Intermediate School is West Rusk Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of West Rusk Intermediate School, there are 5 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Rusk Intermediate School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around West Rusk Intermediate School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, West Rusk Intermediate School went from 206 students to 215.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- West Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
- West Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Arp Coop Alternative SchoolCombined
Other schools in NEW LONDON
- West Rusk High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- West Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
- West Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Arp Coop Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- West Rusk Middle School0.0 mi · 242
- West Rusk High School0.0 mi · 356
- West Rusk Elementary School0.0 mi · 216
- Overton Elementary School3.0 mi · 256
- Overton High School3.1 mi · 267
- Leveretts Chapel High School5.1 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About West Rusk Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Rusk Intermediate School?
West Rusk Intermediate School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does West Rusk Intermediate School serve?
West Rusk Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Rusk Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Rusk Intermediate School is approximately 12.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Rusk Intermediate School?
West Rusk Intermediate School reports a student body of 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is West Rusk Intermediate School in?
West Rusk Intermediate School is part of WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD.
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