The Rusk School
2805 Garrow St Houston TX, 77003, Harris County Phone: 713-226-4543 Ranking: (3,876 out of 6,018, bottom 36%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Houston 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: | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 530 | 534 | 561 | 534 | 501 | 434 | 351 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 50 | 9.4% | 48 | 9.0% | 42 | 7.5% | 47 | 8.8% | 59 | 11.8% | 40 | 9.2% | 39 | 11.1% |
Kindergarten: | 52 | 9.8% | 47 | 8.8% | 64 | 11.4% | 52 | 9.7% | 37 | 7.4% | 49 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.1% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 10.8% | 56 | 10.5% | 66 | 11.8% | 52 | 9.7% | 57 | 11.4% | 67 | 15.4% | 47 | 13.4% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 10.8% | 53 | 9.9% | 54 | 9.6% | 61 | 11.4% | 58 | 11.6% | 36 | 8.3% | 38 | 10.8% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 10.8% | 52 | 9.7% | 68 | 12.1% | 62 | 11.6% | 39 | 7.8% | 44 | 10.1% | 41 | 11.7% |
Grade 4: | 34 | 6.4% | 61 | 11.4% | 60 | 10.7% | 41 | 7.7% | 56 | 11.2% | 45 | 10.4% | 29 | 8.3% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 9.8% | 57 | 10.7% | 44 | 7.8% | 48 | 9.0% | 51 | 10.2% | 34 | 7.8% | 44 | 12.5% |
Grade 6: | 64 | 12.1% | 60 | 11.2% | 59 | 10.5% | 56 | 10.5% | 54 | 10.8% | 54 | 12.4% | 47 | 13.4% |
Grade 7: | 56 | 10.6% | 54 | 10.1% | 55 | 9.8% | 58 | 10.9% | 56 | 11.2% | 42 | 9.7% | 27 | 7.7% |
Grade 8: | 51 | 9.6% | 46 | 8.6% | 49 | 8.7% | 57 | 10.7% | 34 | 6.8% | 23 | 5.3% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 276 | 52.1% | 268 | 50.2% | 269 | 48.0% | 276 | 51.7% | 252 | 50.3% | 209 | 48.2% | 170 | 48.4% |
Female: | 254 | 47.9% | 266 | 49.8% | 292 | 52.0% | 258 | 48.3% | 241 | 48.1% | 217 | 50.0% | 177 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 424 | 80.0% | 421 | 78.8% | 449 | 80.0% | 456 | 85.4% | 439 | 87.6% | 373 | 85.9% | 328 | 93.4% |
Black: | 86 | 16.2% | 92 | 17.2% | 92 | 16.4% | 68 | 12.7% | 54 | 10.8% | 49 | 11.3% | 17 | 4.8% |
White: | 14 | 2.6% | 18 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 396 | 74.7% | 447 | 83.7% | 260 | 46.3% | 260 | 48.7% | 280 | 55.9% | 254 | 58.5% | 212 | 60.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 10.8% | 45 | 8.4% | 58 | 10.3% | 36 | 6.7% | 40 | 8.0% | 60 | 13.8% | 44 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.67 | 17.80 | 18.70 | 17.80 | 17.28 | 16.70 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 74% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 64% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 64% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 67% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 69% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 53% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 70% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 72% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 66% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 68% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 63% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 66% | 56% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 72% | 65% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 61% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,185.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,466.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,903.0 |
* The Rusk School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.