Thomas J Rusk Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Nacogdoches ISD
  • Nacogdoches, TX
  • Kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: N/A

Total students

465

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Nacogdoches ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Thomas J Rusk Elementary School is an elementary school in Nacogdoches, TX, in the Nacogdoches ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 465 students. 85.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 57.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,761, which is $7,713 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.nacisd.org

Address

411 N Mound St
Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5035

Office phone number

(936) 569-3100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Thomas J Rusk 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

465

African American

66 (14.2%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

334 (71.8%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 47.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

58 (12.5%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

4 (0.9%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

14.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

71.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

12.5%

Two or more races

0.9%

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

85.2 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 73.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88.8 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

50.3 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

85.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

50.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

57.8 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0.9 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

57.8%

Gifted and talented

0.9%

Special education

14.0%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

11.6 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 31.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: 40%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Nacogdoches ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.7 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Nacogdoches ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.5 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Nacogdoches ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

39

African American

4 (10.2%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

8.9 (22.9%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.1 (67%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 67.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

29.5 (75.8%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 73%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

9.4 (24.2%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Nacogdoches ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

11.9

Nacogdoches ISD: 13

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

10 years

Nacogdoches ISD: 9.4 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

$54,761

Nacogdoches ISD: $54,210

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$48,662

Nacogdoches ISD: $47,203

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,803

Nacogdoches ISD: $51,506

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$52,989

Nacogdoches ISD: $53,061

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,409

Nacogdoches ISD: $56,923

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,298

Nacogdoches ISD: $63,899

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$71,303

Nacogdoches ISD: $70,602

Statewide: $74,014

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