West Rusk Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · New London, Texas
West Rusk Elementary in New London, Texas enrolled 216 students in 2024-25 with 17.7 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
223 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 216 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 17.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 223 | 18.6 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 18.5 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 216 | 17.7 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 404 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Rusk Elementary enrolled 202 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 404 of the 202 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent7.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.1% of students were White, 35.6% Hispanic, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.1%
- Hispanic35.6%
- Two or more races8.3%
- Black6.5%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in New London
2 public elementary schools in New London report 2024-25 enrollment; West Rusk Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rusk Elementary | 216 | 12.2 | 70.8% |
| West Rusk Intermediate | 215 | 12.8 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Rusk Elementary
- West Rusk IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 215 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Overton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 256 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare West Rusk Elementary with West Rusk IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Rusk County Consolidated ISD spends per student$13,259 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,259
- The largest public schools in TexasWest Rusk Elementary is the number 4,353 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,353 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Rusk Elementary
How many students attend West Rusk Elementary?
216 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 223 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New London, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Rusk Elementary?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Rusk Elementary a Title I school?
West Rusk Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Rusk Elementary in?
West Rusk County Consolidated ISD, NCES district ID 4845150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484515012715 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.