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Thomas J Rusk Elementary

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Thomas J Rusk Elementary ranks 2567 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thomas J Rusk Elementary is a public elementary school in Nacogdoches, Texas, serving 466 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Nacogdoches Independent School District, which is ranked 846 out of 961 districts in the state.

Academically, Thomas J Rusk Elementary has struggled, ranking between 1,781 and 4,294 out of over 4,500 Texas elementary schools in the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 2,567 out of 4,651 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.63% of 3rd graders, 17.19% of 4th graders, and 53.73% of 5th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.88%, 45.79%, and 46.24%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby Central Heights Elementary and Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School perform significantly better, ranking in the top 20% and top 1% of Texas elementary schools, respectively. This suggests that high-performing schools are possible within the same district, and there may be opportunities for Thomas J Rusk Elementary to learn from and collaborate with these successful schools.

422

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,531

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 N Mound St
Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5035

(936) 569-3100

District: Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thomas J Rusk Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nacogdoches High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

African American:

11.6%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 45th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg28%

Texas avg46%

2,567^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)

846^th of 961Nacogdoches 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	43.1	2567 of 4651	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3351 of 4710	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3219 of 4647	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1781 of 4581	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	2083 of 4578	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	1918 of 4479	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	2645 of 4359	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.5	3702 of 4329	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	4246 of 4286	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	4294 of 4320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	4198 of 4260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	4176 of 4221	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	4109 of 4206	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	4066 of 4095	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	3915 of 3937	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	3728 of 3884	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	3268 of 3768	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.9	2067 of 3724	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	985 of 1905	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1892 of 2443	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2080 of 2443	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	981 of 2421	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	1018 of 2444	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	836 of 2515	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	1647 of 2483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.3	925 of 4461	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	1140 of 4331	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	742 of 4295	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	1404 of 4240	66.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1701 of 2918	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	2831 of 3668	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2161 of 3556	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	884 of 3487	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	901 of 3446	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	616 of 3333	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	900 of 3226	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	2277 of 3744	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3121 of 4658	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3267 of 4588	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.7	1486 of 4561	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	1807 of 4499	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	1876 of 4348	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2153 of 4306	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1 of 2619	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	256 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2125 of 3644	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3266 of 4465	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2763 of 4401	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.6	991 of 4376	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	1269 of 4329	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	1453 of 4188	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1687 of 4168	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1783 of 3705	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	3258 of 4594	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2694 of 4521	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.5	925 of 4477	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	1067 of 4451	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1022 of 4309	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	2058 of 4264	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2161 of 3739	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3631 of 4647	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3072 of 4585	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2126 of 4563	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	2254 of 4498	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2028 of 4357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	3218 of 4319	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2028 of 3549	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3299 of 4292	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3736 of 4086	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1352 of 3952	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	1044 of 3799	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	1560 of 3684	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	1730 of 3558	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	795 of 2612	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	1442 of 3108	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	2005 of 3106	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.2	634 of 3082	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	583 of 3082	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	339 of 3142	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	1093 of 3127	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)100th percentile+55 vs school

At Risk (2022)79th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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
Thomas J Rusk Elementary	Public	K-5	411 N Mound St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-3100	422	32	13.3	85.5%	46 (10.9%)	49 (11.6%)	320 (75.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	43.1	2567^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.9	3351^st of 4710 public elementary schools	28.9%	784	8.3	37.5		0.0	33.3			41.0	48.4	71.6	20.6	17.2	53.7	28.4	$8,531
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 552-3424	477	36	13.2	40.9%	315 (66.0%)	16 (3.4%)	121 (25.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	88.3	438^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.6%		75.3	935^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.1%	497								65.4	72.9	77.7	61.5	71.4	69.4	50.6	$9,303
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	907 N Sanders St	Nacogdoches	75964	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5040	612	34	17.8	93.8%	86 (14.1%)	160 (26.1%)	344 (56.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	17.4	4165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%		17.4	4201^st of 4710 public elementary schools	10.8%	36								31.3	35.5	33.0	31.6	21.5	19.0	19.0	$7,431
Mike Moses Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Park St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 569-5001	503	31	16.0	94.0%	33 (6.6%)	182 (36.2%)	274 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	5.9	4593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.7	4542^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	3.6%	51	14.3		14.3			0.0	0.0	27.9	22.2	21.5	12.2	5.6	19.2	2.5	$7,309
Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2428 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Stephen F Austin State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 468-5899	253	16	15.5		169 (66.8%)	14 (5.5%)	57 (22.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	98.8	27^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.4	126^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.3%	99								85.4	93.2	94.9	90.2	88.6	82.1	71.8	$8,435
Raguet Elementary	Public	K-5	2708 Raguet St	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5052	409	29	14.2	67.2%	142 (34.7%)	126 (30.8%)	93 (22.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)	44.8	2446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.9	3154^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.0%	708								49.3	56.5	48.2	36.2	36.2	40.7	31.5	$8,496
Emeline Carpenter Elementary	Public	K-5	5209 SE Stallings Dr	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-5070	359	25	14.5	92.2%	33 (9.2%)	208 (57.9%)	92 (25.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	6.8	4571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%		6.4	4646^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.4%	75								20.6	19.2	22.8	8.1	27.7	10.3	7.0	$9,488
Woden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2386	471	39	12.1	67.1%	329 (69.9%)	7 (1.5%)	125 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	53.1	1963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%		37.2	3010^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.1%	1047								56.5	48.5	50.7	71.0	35.3	42.5	31.5	$7,574
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8578 Us Hwy 69n	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-9390	633	38	16.7	65.9%	452 (71.4%)	22 (3.5%)	136 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	18.2	4126^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.3%		31.2	3388^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.1%	738								31.5	40.2		21.5	28.2			$7,783
Dunbar Pri	Public, Magnet	K-2	1806 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 630-4500	268	20	13.1	86.9%	92 (34.3%)	90 (33.6%)	67 (25.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)															$7,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas J Rusk Elementary

Is Thomas J Rusk Elementary a good school?

Thomas J Rusk Elementary ranks 2567^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Thomas J Rusk Elementary in?

Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Thomas J Rusk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Thomas J Rusk Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Thomas J Rusk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas J Rusk Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nacogdoches High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas J Rusk Elementary?

Students at Thomas J Rusk Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% White.

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