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B−

Cushing Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cushing.

Cushing’s Schools page →

Students
558
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,951
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cushing Independent School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.2M, about $12,814 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cushing 584

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cushing. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cushing ElThis district
6–12Cushing SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 40.9% · 299 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 51.1% · 313 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 38 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,951 per student · 1% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
576’20
556’21
547’22
551’23
558’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 22%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Cushing El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cushing
B
260 students13:1
Cushing School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cushing
B+
298 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.