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Rusk Elementary

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Rusk Elementary ranks 3025 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rusk Elementary in Midland, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 516 students as part of the Midland Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently experienced a significant drop in overall performance, falling from the 65th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026, its lowest point in nearly a decade.

This decline is a major red flag for parents, especially when compared to nearby schools. While Emerson Elementary and Fannin Elementary have maintained or improved their rankings, Rusk has seen a broad collapse in test scores across nearly all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 5th-grade Reading proficiency was 65.38%, well above the district average, but by 2025-2026, scores fell below both district and state averages. This suggests a systemic issue, possibly due to high teacher turnover or a curriculum change. In contrast, Scharbauer Elementary, just 1.84 miles away, has rocketed from the 19th percentile to the 70th percentile over the same period, highlighting very different internal dynamics.

Despite these challenges, Rusk has a standout strength: its Special Education program. The school ranked in the 92nd percentile for serving Special Education students in 2024-2025, earning a 5-star rating, which is a stark contrast to its overall performance. This suggests that the school has effective strategies for this subgroup that could potentially be applied more broadly. However, parents should note persistent weaknesses, such as 5th-grade Science scores that have consistently lagged behind district and state averages, and a Spanish program with mixed results, including 0% proficiency in 3rd-grade Math for two consecutive years. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with about two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its recent decline has disproportionately affected these students.

516

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,992

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Wedgewood St
Midland, TX 79707-5623

(432) 240-7800

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rusk Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alamo J H
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

White:

26.4%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2024 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2024) to 35th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

3,025^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)

560^th of 951Midland 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
2026	36.0	3025 of 4627	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	2236 of 4651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1659 of 4710	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2217 of 4647	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2201 of 4581	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	1870 of 4578	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	2580 of 4479	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2920 of 4359	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	2656 of 4329	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	3224 of 4286	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	3544 of 4320	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	3675 of 4260	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	3358 of 4221	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.3	2567 of 4206	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	2682 of 4095	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.7	1666 of 3937	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	2004 of 3884	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	1657 of 3768	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.6	1982 of 3724	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.8	1376 of 3476	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.1	2101 of 3475	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	2441 of 3465	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	1993 of 2443	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1915 of 2515	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1765 of 2483	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	646 of 814	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	498 of 1045	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	657 of 1015	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	856 of 957	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	720 of 967	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	895 of 1009	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	959 of 1005	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.4	2208 of 4461	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	1804 of 4331	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	2544 of 4295	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3867 of 4240	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1086 of 1643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	1675 of 2918	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	1390 of 3668	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	1287 of 3556	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2119 of 3487	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	1364 of 3446	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	1742 of 3333	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2398 of 3226	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3378 of 4575	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.7	1393 of 3744	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	1238 of 4658	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	1989 of 4588	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2177 of 4561	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	2064 of 4499	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	2617 of 4348	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2767 of 4306	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3235 of 4413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.1	1132 of 3644	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	1626 of 4465	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2263 of 4401	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2494 of 4376	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	1735 of 4329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2323 of 4188	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2652 of 4168	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2331 of 4520	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.2	860 of 3705	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	891 of 4594	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	1705 of 4521	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2334 of 4477	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	1708 of 4451	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	2169 of 4309	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2872 of 4264	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	2563 of 4582	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	1259 of 3739	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	1797 of 4647	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2458 of 4585	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2275 of 4563	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	1668 of 4498	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	2688 of 4357	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3163 of 4319	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1217 of 4301	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	279 of 3549	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	368 of 4292	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	61.2	1037 of 4086	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	15.2	3854 of 3952	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2536 of 3799	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3157 of 3558	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	2285 of 3006	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	1507 of 2612	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1278 of 3108	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	2335 of 3106	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1833 of 3082	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2193 of 3082	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2809 of 3142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2652 of 3127	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+37 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-31 vs school

African American (2023)18th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Wedgewood St	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7800	516	29	18.0	67.2%	136 (26.4%)	21 (4.1%)	315 (61.0%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	36	3025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		48.3	2236^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%	789	10.0		0.0		38.3	38.0	40.9	50.9			28.0	54.2	39.4	39.6				$8,992
Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3800 Norwood St	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7600	468	32	14.8	53.0%	170 (36.3%)	25 (5.3%)	237 (50.6%)	24 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	55.6	1822^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.6%		61.2	1523^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	299					40.3	57.5	60.0	60.9			43.3	58.7	35.7	55.1				$10,255
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	909 Bonham St	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6000	697	36	19.2	74.9%	93 (13.3%)	41 (5.9%)	509 (73.0%)	30 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	40.7	2688^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		29.7	3448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	760	0.0	28.6	37.5		28.4	41.3	58.3	43.8			34.6	46.2	41.8	53.8				$7,510
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5001 Preston Dr	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6300	527	32	16.6	66.0%	142 (26.9%)	73 (13.9%)	243 (46.1%)	54 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	55.9	1809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.9%		57.4	1702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	107					37.1	40.9	67.7	60.0			32.3	45.1	72.6	71.7				$9,705
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Fannin Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6800	603	36	16.8	51.6%	199 (33.0%)	52 (8.6%)	330 (54.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	48.4	2200^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		43	2572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%	372					52.0	44.4	53.9	53.2			42.9	41.5	51.3	40.3				$8,061
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	Public, Charter	K-8	4320 W Illinois Ave Ste A	Midland	79073	Midland County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 682-0384	218	18	11.8	34.9%	82 (37.6%)	15 (6.9%)	101 (46.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	13 (6.0%)	40.6	2695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.8%		39.9	2774^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%	79					58.3	38.9	50.0	52.6	33.3	76.2	41.7	33.3	34.6	35.0	44.4	71.4	42.9	$9,854
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Moss Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6700	529	30	17.5	56.7%	195 (36.9%)	34 (6.4%)	276 (52.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	49.3	2155^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.4%		46.4	2358^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%	203					58.6	43.5	38.0	56.3			65.7	50.7	35.4	38.0				$9,312
Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3200 Kessler Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7300	604	32	12.4	86.1%	58 (9.6%)	36 (6.0%)	496 (82.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	14.3	4332^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.9	4337^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.8%	5					28.6	35.0	39.5	20.9			20.8	33.8	19.7	23.5				$12,445
Scharbauer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Hereford Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8000	579	28	20.4	64.8%	155 (26.8%)	17 (2.9%)	380 (65.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	64.4	1383^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.1%		35.6	3080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	1697					50.7	68.0	55.3	54.3			39.4	73.1	64.5	40.0				$10,235
Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Cedar Spring Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7400	575	32	18.0	89.2%	57 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	486 (84.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	15.6	4262^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		29.2	3477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	785	44.4	35.7	14.3	16.7	22.2	32.4	41.4	34.2			24.1	31.1	20.0	25.0				$9,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Rusk Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rusk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rusk Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alamo J H
High : Legacy High School

Is Rusk Elementary a good school?

Rusk Elementary ranks 3025^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rusk Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rusk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Rusk Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rusk Elementary?

Students at Rusk Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 26% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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