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West Rusk Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

4048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Rusk Intermediate in New London, TX, serves 215 students in grades 3 through 5 within the West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District, a small school in a high-poverty area where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is facing significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have been critically low for several years. For the 2025-2026 school year, math proficiency ranged from just 15.58% in 5th grade to 27.4% in 4th grade, which is roughly 20 to 30 percentage points below the state average. Reading scores have also taken a sharp downturn, with 5th-grade reading dropping from 58.21% (above the state average) in 2024-2025 to just 36.84% the following year. While the school spends a higher amount per student ($11,834) compared to nearby schools like Arp Elementary ($10,658) and Kilgore Intermediate ($8,895), those schools achieve much better test results. One bright spot is 5th-grade science, which matched the state average in 2024-2025, suggesting some instructional practices may be working in that subject.

Despite a low student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1—a clear advantage over many peers—this small class size is not translating into higher academic outcomes, pointing to potential issues with instructional quality or curriculum. The school’s overall performance has been in a steady decline, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 1-star rating for 2025-2026. While high poverty rates are a challenge, nearby Arp Elementary (with a lower poverty rate of 58.9%) outperforms West Rusk in nearly every category, showing that improvement is possible. For parents, this school offers small class sizes but raises serious concerns about math and reading proficiency, especially for students in 3rd through 5th grade.

215

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,681

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10705 S Main Hwy 42
New London, TX 75682-0168

(903) 392-7856

District: West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (

Students who attend West Rusk Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	West Rusk Middle
High:	West Rusk High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

34.4%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Texas avg51%

4,048^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

507^th of 951West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District ( 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	19.9	4048 of 4627	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	3322 of 4651	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3824 of 4710	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2878 of 4647	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2438 of 4581	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	2082 of 4578	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	2880 of 4479	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2867 of 4359	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	3134 of 4329	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	3338 of 4286	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	3221 of 4320	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	2896 of 4260	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	2612 of 4221	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3353 of 4206	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	3758 of 4095	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	3733 of 3937	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	3175 of 3884	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	2722 of 3768	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.8	2369 of 3724	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	1891 of 3476	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.2	1517 of 3475	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	1359 of 3465	60.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	2367 of 2406	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.3	924 of 1905	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	1701 of 2443	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1705 of 2443	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1668 of 2421	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1899 of 2444	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1889 of 2515	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2176 of 2483	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	2269 of 4461	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	2097 of 4331	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	3602 of 4295	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3587 of 4240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1530 of 1643	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	2436 of 2918	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	3174 of 3668	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	2535 of 3556	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2380 of 3487	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1926 of 3446	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2875 of 3333	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	2815 of 3226	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	3991 of 4575	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	2663 of 3744	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3871 of 4658	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	2981 of 4588	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3154 of 4561	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	2187 of 4499	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	2406 of 4348	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3024 of 4306	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2411 of 3075	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.3	1454 of 2619	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	1849 of 2980	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	1078 of 2958	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	1038 of 3006	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1973 of 3184	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1948 of 3106	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	4230 of 4413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	3181 of 3644	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3550 of 4465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2681 of 4401	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2707 of 4376	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	1975 of 4329	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	2931 of 4188	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	2795 of 4168	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	3846 of 4520	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2874 of 3705	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3639 of 4594	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2503 of 4521	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2273 of 4477	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	1627 of 4451	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	2914 of 4309	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2737 of 4264	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	3891 of 4582	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	2656 of 3739	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3623 of 4647	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2590 of 4585	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1820 of 4563	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	1915 of 4498	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	3117 of 4357	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2720 of 4319	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	888 of 1106	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	665 of 975	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	632 of 1099	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	922 of 1004	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	870 of 961	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3306 of 4301	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	3148 of 3549	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	3538 of 4292	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2032 of 4086	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	1921 of 3952	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	1852 of 3799	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	3381 of 3684	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3292 of 3558	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	2683 of 3006	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2024 of 2612	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2890 of 3108	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	2552 of 3106	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2133 of 3082	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1859 of 3082	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2423 of 3142	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	2391 of 3127	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 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)			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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
West Rusk Intermediate	Public	3-5	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7856	215	17	12.8	75.3%	109 (50.7%)	19 (8.8%)	74 (34.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	19.9	4048^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.5%		31.8	3322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	726						47.7	42.5	36.8	23.4	27.4	15.6	$9,681
West Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10705 S Main	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7857	216	18	12.1	79.2%	106 (49.1%)	14 (6.5%)	77 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)								(n/a)												$9,369
Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E Henderson	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Overton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-6144	256	17	15.0	68.8%	175 (68.4%)	31 (12.1%)	30 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	27.7	3586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		46.2	2372^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	1214						43.8	35.5	30.6	37.5	48.4	28.6	$8,382
Leveretts Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75666	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	118	7	16.3	89.0%	61 (51.7%)	8 (6.8%)	41 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.1%)	22.8	3888^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.1	4232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	344						40.0	21.7	53.9	40.0	26.1	30.8	$7,775
Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16438 County Rd 294	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4650	455	30	14.9	58.9%	285 (62.6%)	55 (12.1%)	85 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	41.7	2610^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		39.5	2800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	190						58.2	40.3	50.7	45.5	31.8	45.6	$7,432
Kilgore Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	255 Baughman Rd	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 988-3905	621	45	13.8	77.0%	255 (41.1%)	80 (12.9%)	230 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)								(n/a)												$9,504
Northside Elementary	Public	4-5	800 N Van Buren	Henderson	75653	Rusk County	Henderson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 655-5300	430	36	11.9	62.3%	179 (41.6%)	69 (16.0%)	157 (36.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	37.1	2942^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.4%		26.6	3634^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	692							45.2	47.5		43.3	42.4	$10,709
Chandler Elementary	Public	2-3	2500 Chandler St	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 988-3904	501	39	12.9	72.1%	196 (39.1%)	65 (13.0%)	195 (38.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)								(n/a)	17.4					57.1			45.5			$9,695
Kilgore Intermediate	Public	4-5	2201 Whipporwill	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 988-3903	531	40	13.2	71.9%	216 (40.7%)	67 (12.6%)	219 (41.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	36.3	2998^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.2%		38.2	2909^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	89		20.0	16.7	0.0	16.7		46.1	53.1		44.6	31.6	$9,799
William E Wylie Elementary	Public	1-3	1735 Hwy 259 S	Henderson	75653	Rusk County	Henderson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 655-5200	698	42	16.6	64.9%	250 (35.8%)	129 (18.5%)	274 (39.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)								(n/a)						37.3			33.1			$9,565

Frequently Asked Questions about West Rusk Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of West Rusk Intermediate?

Students at West Rusk Intermediate are 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Rusk Intermediate attend?

Students who attend West Rusk Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Rusk Middle
High : West Rusk High School

How many students attend West Rusk Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended West Rusk Intermediate.

Is West Rusk Intermediate a good school?

West Rusk Intermediate ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is West Rusk Intermediate in?

West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (

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