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Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, TX

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Schools

8,027

Students

Districts

Top rankedRusk J H1048^th of 2,359 Texas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rusk High School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alto High School 7.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Alto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	236 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7170	207	14	14.8	72.9%	83 (40.1%)	44 (21.3%)	61 (29.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	31.3	3361^st of 4643 public elementary schools	27.6%		46.3	2359^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%	1002												33.3	45.5					38.9	36.4						$10,105
Alto High School	Public	9-12	248 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7110	146	19	7.8	78.1%	37 (25.3%)	43 (29.5%)	51 (34.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	38.9	1295^th of 2057 public high schools	37.0%		34.4	1282^nd of 1974 public high schools	35.1%	13							25.7	71.4	46.9	48.7	64.1														$18,502
Alto Middle	Public	5-8	240 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7140	152	13	11.4	80.9%	44 (28.9%)	30 (19.7%)	62 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)	28.4	1791^st of 2359 public middle schools	24.1%		39.5	1415^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.6%	376							87.5							29.6	39.5	41.9	36.8			27.9	23.7	8.1	63.9	7.9	$12,089
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	711 Ft Worth St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5146	623	38	16.2	80.9%	215 (34.5%)	115 (18.5%)	248 (39.8%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	21.2	3998^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.9%		29.6	3464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	534		0.0										26.4	46.0					17.8	37.1						$9,084
Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1210 Corinth Rd	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-3661	1,270	89	14.2	84.1%	298 (23.5%)	174 (13.7%)	754 (59.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.6%)	28.3	1542^nd of 2057 public high schools	25.0%		35.6	1261^st of 1974 public high schools	36.1%	281							25.7	54.3	40.8	45.9	60.8														$9,229
Jacksonville Middle	Public	7-8	1541 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-3686	629	57	10.9	88.6%	167 (26.6%)	73 (11.6%)	373 (59.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	21.7	2027^th of 2359 public middle schools	14.1%		21.8	1974^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.8%	53							87.5									32.0	36.4					10.1	36.1	18.2	$11,097
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1105 College Ave	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5165	381	23	16.4	96.3%	81 (21.3%)	60 (15.7%)	221 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	19.3	4098^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.7%		31	3365^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	733	10.5	0.0										38.6	31.9					20.0	36.2						$9,139
Joe Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1055 N Pineda St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5286	526	35	14.9	94.5%	97 (18.4%)	111 (21.1%)	301 (57.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	45.3	2372^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	48.9%		56.9	1726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	646	42.9	42.9										43.6	49.4					39.8	47.6						$10,450
Fred Douglass	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-6519	577	35	16.3	92.9%	142 (24.6%)	69 (12.0%)	319 (55.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	16.3	4240^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.7%		30.9	3371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	869	18.8	18.5			14.3							33.8	27.2					27.5	29.7						$9,388
Compass Center	Public	7-12	436 S W Loop 456	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 589-3926	20	5	4.4	95.0%	4 (20.0%)	9 (45.0%)	7 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$24,153
Nichols Intermediate	Public	5-6	818 S W Loop 456	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 541-0213	674	58	11.7	87.8%	160 (23.7%)	102 (15.1%)	378 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)								(n/a)			21.9											42.0	40.4					28.3	26.1				$10,657
New Summerfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13307 Hwy 110 S	New Summerfield	75780	Cherokee County	New Summerfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 726-3306	526	44	11.8	81.4%	64 (12.2%)	7 (1.3%)	452 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)							42.9	61.8	46.2	66.7	86.5	40.5	58.6	48.7	56.4	73.7	55.1	29.7	72.4	25.0	59.0	25.0	41.3	12.2	$14,741
Rusk Elementary	Public	2-3	300 N Henderson St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2595	298	24	12.3	64.1%	192 (64.4%)	41 (13.8%)	44 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)								(n/a)												71.7						60.3							$12,058
Rusk High School	Public	9-12	495 Eagle Dr	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 683-5401	621	45	13.8	61.5%	376 (60.5%)	85 (13.7%)	130 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	47.9	1025^th of 2057 public high schools	50.2%		44.8	1046^th of 1974 public high schools	47.0%	21							31.1	60.9	53.7	66.3	72.4														$12,363
Rusk J H	Public	6-8	1345 S Main St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2502	458	37	12.5	62.2%	308 (67.2%)	42 (9.2%)	76 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	50.1	1048^th of 2359 public middle schools	55.6%		61.2	764^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.4%	284							93.3								55.2	63.3	51.8				33.8	14.9	46.8	28.7	$9,669
Gw Bradford Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	440 Collins St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-6106	379	24	15.5	69.7%	225 (59.4%)	54 (14.2%)	58 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)								(n/a)																									$9,544
Rusk Intermediate	Public	4-5	1143 Loop 343 W	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-1726	301	23	13.0	63.8%	187 (62.1%)	29 (9.6%)	67 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	47.3	2259^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.4	1943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	316													49.4	56.4					40.0	50.6					$12,799
Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Rusk Ave	Wells	75976	Cherokee County	Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 867-4400	239	21	11.2	65.7%	182 (76.2%)	18 (7.5%)	26 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)								(n/a)							11.1	70.6	42.9	60.0	54.6	26.3	30.0	20.0	41.7	56.3	60.0	31.6	15.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	26.3	45.0	$11,420

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