Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Cushing ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

258

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Cushing ISD: 13.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cushing ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Cushing Elementary School is an elementary school in Cushing, TX, in the Cushing ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 258 students. 55.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $47,955, which is $10,932 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

elementary.cushingisd.org/

Address

1165 W Bearkat Dr
Cushing, TX 75760-0337

Office phone number

(936) 326-4890

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cushing Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

258

African American

9 (3.5%)

Cushing ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.8%)

Cushing ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

51 (19.8%)

Cushing ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

182 (70.5%)

Cushing ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

14 (5.4%)

Cushing ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.5%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

19.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

70.5%

Two or more races

5.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

55.8 %

Cushing ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

61.6 %

Cushing ISD: 61.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.1 %

Cushing ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.8 %

Cushing ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

11.6 %

Cushing ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

19 %

Cushing ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.8%

Gifted and talented

11.6%

Special education

19.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Cushing ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Cushing ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Cushing ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Cushing ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.9 %

Cushing ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

16.7 %

Cushing ISD: 10%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Cushing ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Cushing ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Cushing ISD: 4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cushing ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.5 %

Cushing ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Cushing ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

19.6

African American

1 (5.1%)

Cushing ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18.6 (94.9%)

Cushing ISD: 89.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15.9 (81.3%)

Cushing ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.7 (18.7%)

Cushing ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cushing ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.2

Cushing ISD: 12.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Cushing ISD: 13.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$47,955

Cushing ISD: $51,439

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,650

Cushing ISD: $54,689

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$36,140

Cushing ISD: $37,208

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$43,670

Cushing ISD: $50,120

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,674

Cushing ISD: $54,712

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,751

Cushing ISD: $60,429

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$61,650

Cushing ISD: $62,758

Statewide: $71,111

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