Recent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
86 to 89 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 89 is 9 points above the 80 average among 1,996 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Rusk Elem
Cherokee County · Region 07: Kilgore · 274 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 89/1002025-26
- Change
- −1 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +9.0 ptsvs 80 average · 1,996 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 351 of 1,996tied with 67 others
- Score vs region
- +9.0 ptsvs 80 average · 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore
- Region 07: Kilgore placement
- 70 of 352tied with 15 others
- Score vs county
- +13.0 ptsvs 76 average · 17 rated schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee County placement
- 1 of 17tied with 1 other
- Score vs similar-size group
- +8.4 ptsvs 80.6 average · 2,288 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 513 of 2,288tied with 81 others
- Score vs state
- +7.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 1,913 of 7,646tied with 285 others
B89
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80 average for 1,996 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 80 average for 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore.The current score is above the 76 average for 17 rated schools in Cherokee County.The current score is above the 80.6 average for 2,288 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 13 points
78 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 13 points above the 78 average among 1,894 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 69%vs 48.3% avg · +20.7 pts
- Masters
- 41%vs 19.7% avg · +21.3 pts
Among 1,894 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
86 to 89 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 89 is 9 points above the 80 average among 352 schools in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 13 points
78 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 11.8 points above the 79.2 average among 316 schools in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 07: Kilgore averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 69%vs 50% avg · +19 pts
- Masters
- 41%vs 20.1% avg · +20.9 pts
Among 316 schools in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
86 to 89 2024-25 to 2025-26
- Tied for 1st of 17 schools in Cherokee County reporting this measure; 2 schools share that value.
Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 13 points
78 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 1st of 16 schools in Cherokee County reporting this measure.
Top placement
Closing the Gaps
85 Tied for 1st of 16 schools in Cherokee County reporting this measure · 2025-26 · 2 share this value
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
86 to 89 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 89 is 8.4 points above the 80.6 average among 2,288 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 13 points
78 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 13.3 points above the 77.7 average among 2,063 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 69%vs 49.5% avg · +19.5 pts
- Masters
- 41%vs 20.7% avg · +20.3 pts
Among 2,063 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
86 to 89 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 89 is 7.7 points above the 81.3 average among 7,646 Texas schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 13 points
78 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 12.4 points above the 78.6 average among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 69%vs 50.8% avg · +18.2 pts
- Masters
- 41%vs 22.8% avg · +18.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
Rusk Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 1,996 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 351st of 1,996 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 67 others).
Rusk Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 70th of 352 rated schools in Region 07: Kilgore (tied with 15 others).
Rusk Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 76 average for 17 rated schools in Cherokee County. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 1st of 17 rated schools in Cherokee County (tied with 1 other).
Rusk Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.6 average for 2,288 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 513th of 2,288 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 81 others).
Rusk Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,913th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 285 others).
Put the numbers in context
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 89 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 89 | 80.0 1,996 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 86 | 79.8 1,971 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | C | 79 | 77.9 1,951 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 81 | 78.4 1,918 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 90 | 82.2 1,894 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Rusk Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,996 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 91 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 85 | B | 5 |
| Academic Growth | — | Not rated | — |
| Relative Performance | 91 | A | — |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 5 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,996 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 274
- Economically disadvantaged
- 63.9%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 5.5%−12.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 25.5%+6.6 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 95.7%+1.6 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 5.5%−11.0 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Rusk Elem
- African American 11.7%
- Hispanic 13.9%
- White 64.6%
- Asian 0.4%
- Two or More Races 9.5%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,996 reporting for every category shown · 1,996 in full cohort
- African American 11%
- Hispanic 51.1%
- White 31.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 352 reporting for every category shown · 352 in full cohort
- African American 13.6%
- Hispanic 28.4%
- White 52.2%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.7%
Selected comparison average For Cherokee County · 17 reporting for every category shown · 17 in full cohort
- African American 14.4%
- Hispanic 41.4%
- White 37.9%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.6%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,288 reporting for every category shown · 2,288 in full cohort
- African American 10.4%
- Hispanic 51.9%
- White 32.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 274
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 175
- Emergent bilingual students
- 15
- Special education students
- 70
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 31
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 313
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 9.9%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 274 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 24 (8.1%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 274
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- −24
Decrease · −8.1%
- Change since 2021–22
- +18
Increase · +7.0%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 274
- Selected comparison
- 622.7
| School year | Students enrolledRusk Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 256 | First available year | 637.3 |
| 2022–23 | 288 | Increase of 32 (12.5%) | 643.8 |
| 2023–24 | 329 | Increase of 41 (14.2%) | 640.6 |
| 2024–25 | 298 | Decrease of 31 (9.4%) | 635.5 |
| 2025–26 | 274 | Decrease of 24 (8.1%) | 622.7 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 313
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 315 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 274 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 307 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 355 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 313 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Rusk Elem
- Parent district: Rusk ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $13,073
- Selected comparison
- $12,664
For 2025, TEA reported $13,073 per student for this campus, $14,988 per student for its parent district, Rusk ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Rusk Elem | Parent district: Rusk ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7,774 | $10,627 | $13,054 | $7,924 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,822 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $9,596 | $12,364 | $13,108 | $8,081 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,838 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $10,234 | $12,382 | $14,058 | $8,668 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,861 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $10,630 | $12,616 | $14,797 | $9,094 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,873 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $13,003 | $13,408 | $15,708 | $10,439 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,895 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $12,473 | $13,707 | $16,792 | $11,147 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,918 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $12,058 | $14,754 | $18,125 | $12,066 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,947 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $13,073 | $14,988 | $18,972 | $12,664 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,967 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $72,951+$6,562 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 24−18.6 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 11.5−2.4 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Rusk Elem
- Beginning 3.8%
- 1 to 5 years 15.1%
- 6 to 10 years 7.6%
- 11 to 20 years 42%
- 21 to 30 years 29.8%
- Over 30 years 1.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,996 reporting for every category shown · 1,996 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 26.2%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 4.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 352 reporting for every category shown · 352 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 24.6%
- 6 to 10 years 17.7%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 17.3%
- Over 30 years 6%
Selected comparison average For Cherokee County · 17 reporting for every category shown · 17 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.7%
- 1 to 5 years 25.9%
- 6 to 10 years 18.3%
- 11 to 20 years 26.5%
- 21 to 30 years 19.6%
- Over 30 years 4%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,288 reporting for every category shown · 2,288 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.4%
- 1 to 5 years 24.8%
- 6 to 10 years 18.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17.2%
- Over 30 years 4.4%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classRusk Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
| Grade 3 | 16.9 | 18.6 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 2 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
Out of 85 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#1 rankings
First-place results
13 measures
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1of 17
Overall score
Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 16
Student Achievement
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
School Progress
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Closing the Gaps
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 16
Relative Performance
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
All Subjects — Approaches
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
All Subjects — Meets
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
All Subjects — Masters
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Reading — Approaches
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Reading — Meets
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Reading — Masters
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Math — Meets
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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1of 16
Math — Masters
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
3 measures
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2of 17
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure
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2of 16
Math — Approaches
Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure
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3of 17
Attendance
Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
1 measure
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4of 17
Per-student spending
Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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