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Rusk Elementary

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Rusk Elementary ranks 2413 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rusk Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 221 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 543 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,811 to $15,977 in recent years, and small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio between 10.8 and 13.5, Rusk Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2,640 and 4,178 out of over 4,500 schools. Its performance on STAAR tests is also significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. This low academic performance is coupled with an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.89% to 95.48% in recent years, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Zavala Elementary, Moreno Elementary, and Hillside Elementary, Rusk Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, despite its higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes. This suggests that factors beyond just resources and class size may be contributing to the school's low performance, and targeted interventions and support for its struggling student subgroups, as well as a closer examination of its instructional practices and school leadership, may be necessary to address the underlying issues.

186

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,147

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 Copia St
El Paso, TX 79930-4796

(915) 236-0475

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rusk Elementary usually attend:

High:

Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

White:

1.6%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

Texas avg46%

2,413^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 48Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

543^rd of 961El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2413 of 4651	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3507 of 4710	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3229 of 4647	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2640 of 4581	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	4178 of 4578	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2786 of 4479	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3545 of 4359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	3866 of 4329	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3084 of 4286	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	3631 of 4320	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	2797 of 4260	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	2431 of 4221	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	2830 of 4206	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	2858 of 4095	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	2564 of 3937	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	1802 of 3884	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.2	2993 of 3768	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	3569 of 3724	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	3340 of 3476	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	42.3	2369 of 3475	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.9	2942 of 3465	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.3	876 of 4461	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	3430 of 4331	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1907 of 4295	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	2695 of 4240	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	3321 of 3668	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	67.9	799 of 3556	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	1035 of 3487	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	2548 of 3446	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	1073 of 3333	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	2320 of 3226	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1206 of 3744	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.4	4171 of 4658	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3208 of 4588	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3411 of 4561	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	4387 of 4499	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3048 of 4348	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3727 of 4306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	24.0	2838 of 3184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	3095 of 3106	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	3688 of 4465	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2927 of 4401	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2281 of 4376	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	3987 of 4329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2451 of 4188	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3296 of 4168	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	3495 of 4594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2748 of 4521	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	1879 of 4477	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.0	4029 of 4451	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2690 of 4309	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3898 of 4264	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	3245 of 3739	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3387 of 4647	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3146 of 4585	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2161 of 4563	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	3513 of 4498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2724 of 4357	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3197 of 4319	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	82 of 112	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	3956 of 4292	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3597 of 3952	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+20 vs school

Migrant (2018)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)11th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+3 vs state

Reading48%-6 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Copia St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-0475	186	17	11.1	89.8%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.5	2413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%		29.3	3507^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.5%	1094	20.0	50.0	40.0	40.0	37.5	20.0	20.0	57.1	45.5	42.9	57.1	50.0	38.1	9.5	$13,147
Clendenin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Harrison Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5300	438	32	13.8	90.6%	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.4%)	398 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	42.2	2627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%		55.5	1851^st of 4710 public elementary schools	60.7%	776	0.0	38.5	50.0	0.0	30.8	20.0	10.0	43.9	55.6	55.6	24.1	48.9	48.2	15.1	$11,391
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N Stevens St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2740	200	17	11.9	92.0%	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	185 (92.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.5	4055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.2	4496^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.5%	441	43.8	62.5	27.3	31.3	25.0	27.3	9.1	37.5	40.0	25.0	37.5	20.0	25.0	9.1	$15,373
Bliss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Sheridan Rd	El Paso	79906	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5150	459	35	13.0	67.8%	127 (27.7%)	83 (18.1%)	180 (39.2%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	43 (9.4%)	50.7	2105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%		63.7	1428^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.7%	677								51.7	59.0	56.0	35.0	46.2	40.8	32.0	$10,039
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Wheeling Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8675	453	31	14.6	86.5%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	4008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.2	3945^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.2%	63	15.4	36.8	45.5		30.0	16.7	0.0	27.9	38.5	42.2	42.3	16.4	30.0	4.0	$11,356
Coldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Altura Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8525	354	26	13.5	87.9%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	342 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.3	2237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%		65	1341^st of 4710 public elementary schools	71.5%	896	28.6	58.8	15.4	42.9	41.2	15.4	0.0	44.0	69.7	56.9	44.0	60.6	29.4	19.6	$11,866
Moreno Montessori	Public	PK, KG-2	2300 San Diego Dr	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 832-6650	112	6	18.6	51.8%	12 (10.7%)	3 (2.7%)	92 (82.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$00
Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 San Diego	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6650	304	29	10.4	87.8%	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	46.5	2345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%		31.2	3395^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.9%	1050	50.0	25.0	20.0	41.7	37.5		0.0	53.6	35.5	58.8	35.7	32.3	51.9	25.5	$13,020
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Clifton Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2560	348	31	11.3	87.6%	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.9	2144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.9%		52.4	2030^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	114	27.8	71.4	58.3	11.1	14.3	50.0	16.7	29.8	71.4	64.4	28.3	65.7	37.8	28.9	$13,248
Colin L Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ellerthorpe	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5375	576	38	15.3	78.8%	161 (28.0%)	71 (12.3%)	267 (46.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	45 (7.8%)	41.6	2665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%		36	3098^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.2%	433								45.2	50.0	61.3	37.5	51.8	30.7	13.3	$9,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Rusk Elementary

Is Rusk Elementary a good school?

Rusk Elementary ranks 2413^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rusk Elementary?

Students at Rusk Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Rusk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Rusk Elementary.

What district is Rusk Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Rusk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rusk Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Austin High School

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