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Thomas J Rusk Academy Of Fine Arts Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

411 North Mound St

Nacogdoches TX, 75961, Nacogdoches County

Phone: 936-569-3100

Ranking:

(5,736 out of 6,018, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Nacogdoches 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:	44		42		43		46		43		42		41
Total Students:	700		644		653		703		712		695		707
Kindergarten:	107	15.3%	117	18.2%	121	18.5%	113	16.1%	113	15.9%	119	17.1%	118	16.7%
Grade 1:	132	18.9%	115	17.9%	107	16.4%	122	17.4%	124	17.4%	106	15.3%	133	18.8%
Grade 2:	127	18.1%	110	17.1%	114	17.5%	122	17.4%	110	15.4%	127	18.3%	131	18.5%
Grade 3:	123	17.6%	112	17.4%	104	15.9%	104	14.8%	124	17.4%	129	18.6%	125	17.7%
Grade 4:	109	15.6%	98	15.2%	95	14.5%	126	17.9%	127	17.8%	119	17.1%	110	15.6%
Grade 5:	102	14.6%	92	14.3%	112	17.2%	116	16.5%	114	16.0%	95	13.7%	90	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	359	51.3%	335	52.0%	354	54.2%	384	54.6%	368	51.7%	359	51.7%	357	50.5%
Female:	341	48.7%	309	48.0%	299	45.8%	319	45.4%	336	47.2%	328	47.2%	346	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	5	0.7%	7	1.1%	5	0.8%	2	0.3%	5	0.7%	7	1.0%	6	0.8%
Hispanic:	350	50.0%	336	52.2%	357	54.7%	355	50.5%	329	46.2%	301	43.3%	307	43.4%
Black:	232	33.1%	209	32.5%	192	29.4%	234	33.3%	265	37.2%	242	34.8%	217	30.7%
White:	105	15.0%	86	13.4%	90	13.8%	107	15.2%	113	15.9%	145	20.9%	177	25.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.1%	5	0.8%	7	1.1%	5	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	586	83.7%	549	85.2%	559	85.6%	605	86.1%	593	83.3%	534	76.8%	521	73.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	5.1%	33	5.1%	29	4.4%	31	4.4%	29	4.1%	40	5.8%	53	7.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.91		15.26		15.08		15.35		16.61		16.50		17.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	50%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	44%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	55%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	58%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	47%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38%	47%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	51%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	36%	47%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39%	40%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38%	53%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	57%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42%	51%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44%	52%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35%	47%	73%
TAKS
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	65%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	65%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	71%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51%	66%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	65%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	83%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	76%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	81%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	70%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	73%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	71%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,567.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,658.0

* Thomas J Rusk Academy Of Fine Arts Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.