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Rusk Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1345 South Main St

Rusk TX, 75785, Cherokee County

Phone: 903-683-2502

Ranking:

(2,677 out of 6,018, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 9

School District: 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:	35		34		35		36		35		37		38
Total Students:	507		486		472		472		474		452		435
Grade 6:	185	36.5%	177	36.4%	146	30.9%	157	33.3%	158	33.3%	150	33.2%	146	33.6%
Grade 7:	183	36.1%	141	29.0%	165	35.0%	152	32.2%	160	33.8%	150	33.2%	147	33.8%
Grade 8:	139	27.4%	168	34.6%	161	34.1%	163	34.5%	156	32.9%	152	33.6%	142	32.6%
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	NA	NA	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	255	50.3%	251	51.6%	250	53.0%	235	49.8%	250	52.7%	230	50.9%	207	47.6%
Female:	252	49.7%	235	48.4%	222	47.0%	237	50.2%	216	45.6%	214	47.3%	224	51.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	5	1.1%	5	1.1%
Hispanic:	66	13.0%	66	13.6%	72	15.3%	64	13.6%	43	9.1%	43	9.5%	44	10.1%
Black:	78	15.4%	69	14.2%	59	12.5%	59	12.5%	63	13.3%	57	12.6%	59	13.6%
White:	348	68.6%	333	68.5%	325	68.9%	338	71.6%	360	75.9%	344	76.1%	324	74.5%
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:	14	2.8%	16	3.3%	13	2.8%	7	1.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	239	47.1%	233	47.9%	250	53.0%	256	54.2%	211	44.5%	162	35.8%	162	37.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	37	7.3%	37	7.6%	38	8.1%	35	7.4%	58	12.2%	50	11.1%	46	10.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.36		14.29		13.39		13.17		13.70		12.20		11.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	75%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	71%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	70%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	75%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	86.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,000.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,280.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,064.0

* Rusk Junior 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.