Cushing Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cushing, Texas · Cushing ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cushing Elementary School serves 260 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cushing (Nacogdoches County). It is one of 2 schools in Cushing ISD. By enrollment it is the 4302nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cushing ISD |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481608007701 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cushing ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 260 | 558 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.7% | 69.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cushing Elementary School in context
Size
Cushing Elementary School is the only elementary school in Cushing ISD. Its 260 students are 46.6% of the district's 558. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 17.6 miles away and have a median of 340 students, so Cushing Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 44 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 31, against an average of 37 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 44 in kindergarten and 41 in grade 5. It also enrolls 31 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 67.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cushing ISD (68.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Cushing ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cushing Elementary School has 19.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 260 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Cushing Elementary School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Mt Enterprise Elementary School, 11.2 miles away in Mount Enterprise ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67.3% |
| Hispanic | 25.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
53.8% of students are girls and 46.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 31 |
| Kindergarten | 44 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 33 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1165 W Bearkat Dr., Cushing, TX 75760
Phone: (936)326-4890
Website: elementary.cushingisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cushing Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Enterprise Elementary School | Mount Enterprise ISD | 11.2 mi | 252 | 13.4 | 59.5% |
| Central Heights Elementary School | Central Heights ISD | 12.3 mi | 477 | 13.3 | 40.9% |
| Raguet Elementary School | Nacogdoches ISD | 17.4 mi | 409 | 14.2 | 67.2% |
| Stephen F Austin State University Charter School | Stephen F Austin State University Charter School | 17.6 mi | 253 | 15.5 | – |
| Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School | Nacogdoches ISD | 17.7 mi | 612 | 17.9 | 93.8% |
| Alto Elementary School | Alto ISD | 17.8 mi | 207 | 14.8 | 72.9% |
| Gw Bradford Primary School | Rusk ISD | 17.9 mi | 379 | 15.6 | 69.7% |
| Rusk Intermediate School | Rusk ISD | 18.2 mi | 301 | 13.1 | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cushing ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing School | High | 6–12 | 298 |