Rusk Elementary Primary School
2601 Wedgewood St
Midland TX, 79707, Midland County
Phone: 432-689-1850
Ranking:
(3,208 out of 6,018, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Midland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 586 | 566 | 535 | 430 | 401 | 411 | 435 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 9.2% | 59 | 10.4% | 49 | 9.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% |
Kindergarten: | 92 | 15.7% | 86 | 15.2% | 85 | 15.9% | 83 | 19.3% | 77 | 19.2% | 75 | 18.2% | 63 | 14.5% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 15.9% | 80 | 14.1% | 90 | 16.8% | 64 | 14.9% | 68 | 17.0% | 62 | 15.1% | 50 | 11.5% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 12.8% | 83 | 14.7% | 72 | 13.5% | 65 | 15.1% | 59 | 14.7% | 44 | 10.7% | 59 | 13.6% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 12.1% | 64 | 11.3% | 67 | 12.5% | 56 | 13.0% | 47 | 11.7% | 52 | 12.7% | 64 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 12.1% | 57 | 10.1% | 61 | 11.4% | 58 | 13.5% | 46 | 11.5% | 60 | 14.6% | 55 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 9.7% | 74 | 13.1% | 62 | 11.6% | 43 | 10.0% | 51 | 12.7% | 54 | 13.1% | 74 | 17.0% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 12.5% | 63 | 11.1% | 49 | 9.2% | 60 | 14.0% | 53 | 13.2% | 64 | 15.6% | 67 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 290 | 49.5% | 269 | 47.5% | 263 | 49.2% | 227 | 52.8% | 205 | 51.1% | 214 | 52.1% | 226 | 52.0% |
Female: | 296 | 50.5% | 297 | 52.5% | 272 | 50.8% | 203 | 47.2% | 188 | 46.9% | 189 | 46.0% | 205 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 101 | 17.2% | 73 | 12.9% | 26 | 4.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 236 | 40.3% | 231 | 40.8% | 232 | 43.4% | 187 | 43.5% | 161 | 40.1% | 160 | 38.9% | 173 | 39.8% |
Black: | 48 | 8.2% | 52 | 9.2% | 54 | 10.1% | 58 | 13.5% | 45 | 11.2% | 62 | 15.1% | 50 | 11.5% |
White: | 184 | 31.4% | 194 | 34.3% | 209 | 39.1% | 171 | 39.8% | 189 | 47.1% | 178 | 43.3% | 200 | 46.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 42.3% | 246 | 43.5% | 249 | 46.5% | 210 | 48.8% | 193 | 48.1% | 148 | 36.0% | 165 | 37.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 12.5% | 48 | 8.5% | 46 | 8.6% | 27 | 6.3% | 21 | 5.2% | 34 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.60 | 17.22 | 17.52 | 15.48 | 14.09 | 15.00 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 75% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,694.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,750.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,611.0 |
* Rusk Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.