Rusk High School

Direction495 Eagle Dr, Rusk, TX, 75785

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Rusk High School is located at 495 EAGLE DR, RUSK, TX, 75785. The school is part of RUSK ISD.

To contact the school, call (903) 683-5401.
Teachers
Rusk High School employs 45 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 620 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.80 S/T. The special education division has 3 teachers assisting it. Rusk High School also employs 7 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
621
Is Charter
No
Address
495 EAGLE DR, RUSK, TX, 75785
Principal
JON LUNA
School District
Phone
(903) 683-5401
County
Cherokee County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Rusk High School

Accountability Ratings

B
Good
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 85
Student Progress 85
Closing Performance Gaps 74
Overall 82

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Rusk High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 85 13.71%
Hispanic 129 20.81%
White 376 60.65%
Asian 2 0.32%
Native American 2 0.32%
Two or More Races 26 4.19%
Total Students 620 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 381 61.45%
Limited English Proficiency 41 6.61%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 41 6.61%
Gifted & Talented 37 5.97%
Special Education 65 10.48%
Teacher Student Ratio 13.80 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 2 4.00%
20 - 30 years 9 20.89%
10 - 20 years 7 14.67%
6 - 10 years 9 20.00%
1- 5 years 16 35.33%
Beginning Teacher 2 5.11%
Teacher Experience Average 11.50 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 7.10 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 45 100%
Female Teachers 28 61.56 %
Male Teachers 17 38.22 %
School Admin 4
School Support 4
Edu Aids 7
Special Education 3

Rusk High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 80% 74% 67% 92% 97%
African American 72% 65% 52% 90% 100%
Hispanic 79% 73% 67% 89% 97%
White 82% 76% 71% 94% 98%
Asian *% % % % *%
Two or More Races 73% 79% 50% 80% 83%
Economically Disadvantaged 73% 66% 56% 87% 97%
Male Students 78% 72% 67% 91% 99%
Female Students 81% 76% 65% 93% 96%
Special Education 50% 37% 30% 90% 85%
Limited English Proficiency 59% 49% 53% 73% 88%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 98.4 -1 15.8 10.5
African American 88.9 n/a 15.3 6.3
Hispanic 96.8 n/a 15.3 n/a
White 100 * 16.1 16.9
Asian -2 n/a * *
Two or More Races 100 * 16 n/a
Male Students 100 * 15.2 11.1
Female Students 92.4 * 16.4 9.8
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 36.5 38.9 26.2 97.7 n/a 1.6 0.8
African American 22.2 22.2 22.2 100 n/a n/a n/a
Hispanic 35.5 29 19.4 96.9 n/a n/a 3.1
White 38 49.3 31 98.6 n/a 1.4 n/a
Asian n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Two or More Races 66.7 16.7 16.7 85.7 n/a 14.3 n/a
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 98.3 n/a n/a 1.7
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 97.1 n/a 2.9 n/a
Special Education 12.5 12.5 12.5 88.9 n/a n/a 11.1
Eco Disadvantaged 30 32.9 22.9 97.1 n/a 1.4 1.4