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West Rusk High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

705 South Main Hwy 42

New London TX, 75682, Rusk County

Phone: 903-895-4428

Ranking:

(970 out of 1,337, bottom 27%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: West Rusk 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:	26		24		25		27		24		22		23
Total Students:	270		261		246		230		172		229		260
Grade 9:	65	24.1%	67	25.7%	61	24.8%	74	32.2%	48	27.9%	55	24.0%	70	26.9%
Grade 10:	65	24.1%	70	26.8%	69	28.0%	54	23.5%	46	26.7%	65	28.4%	56	21.5%
Grade 11:	74	27.4%	58	22.2%	69	28.0%	53	23.0%	40	23.3%	51	22.3%	72	27.7%
Grade 12:	66	24.4%	66	25.3%	47	19.1%	49	21.3%	37	21.5%	58	25.3%	62	23.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	134	49.6%	126	48.3%	129	52.4%	125	54.3%	92	53.5%	130	56.8%	132	50.8%
Female:	136	50.4%	135	51.7%	117	47.6%	105	45.7%	72	41.9%	91	39.7%	124	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.7%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	51	18.9%	45	17.2%	51	20.7%	30	13.0%	16	9.3%	18	7.9%	24	9.2%
Black:	39	14.4%	32	12.3%	36	14.6%	45	19.6%	39	22.7%	47	20.5%	55	21.2%
White:	167	61.9%	174	66.7%	150	61.0%	147	63.9%	117	68.0%	164	71.6%	181	69.6%
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:	11	4.1%	8	3.1%	8	3.3%	7	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	118	43.7%	126	48.3%	114	46.3%	112	48.7%	75	43.6%	92	40.2%	100	38.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	9.3%	21	8.0%	19	7.7%	25	10.9%	19	11.0%	24	10.5%	21	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.54		10.97		10.04		8.37		7.11		10.60		11.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	42%	53%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	79%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	93%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	83%	83%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	80%	80%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	51%	51%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	43%	43%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	32%	32%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	43%	43%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76%	76%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	73%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	23%	23%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	42%	42%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	36%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	34%	34%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,646.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,391.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,085.0

* West Rusk High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.