Rusk Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rusk Elementary School serves 186 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 4539th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.2 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 ÷ 16.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001713 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 186 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Rusk Elementary School in context
Size
Rusk Elementary School is the 48th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 186 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 351 students, so Rusk 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 grade 2 with 32 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 13, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 5 has 100% more students than kindergarten (26 against 13). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%).
89.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso 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
Rusk Elementary School has 16.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 186 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so Rusk Elementary School has 4 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Clendenin Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 76 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.8% |
| White | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 30 |
| Grade 2 | 32 |
| Grade 3 | 31 |
| Grade 4 | 32 |
| Grade 5 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3601 Copia St, El Paso, TX 79930
Phone: (915)236-0475
Website: rusk.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rusk Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clendenin Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.7 mi | 438 | 13.9 | 90.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.9 mi | 200 | 12 | 92% |
| Bliss Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 459 | 13 | 67.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 86.5% |
| Coldwell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 354 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Moreno Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 304 | 10.4 | 87.8% |
| Moreno Montessori | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 112 | 18.7 | 51.8% |
| Hillside Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 348 | 11.3 | 87.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.