Thomas J. Rusk Elementary School

Nacogdoches Independent School District announced today it will operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Progr...

Registration for returning students continues for the 2024-25 academic year. Because of ongoing problems related to a phone outage, parents with questions about registration can c...

The Returning Student Registration portal for the 2024-25 academic year is now open for all Nacogdoches ISD students who completed the last day of the 2023-24 school year. All r...

Nacogdoches ISD will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday. There will be no Summer Learning Program classes on June 19, and no meals will be served at NISD Sum...

Nacogdoches ISD is providing free meals this summer for children ages 1 to 18 at a number of locations throughout the city, including five NISD campuses. School locations will be...

Thursday, May 23, is the last day of the 2023-24 school year for Nacogdoches ISD, and it’s also an early release day for students. (NISD staff will work a regular schedule.) The ...

Children’s author Liz Garton Scanlon went through the process of writing a book during her visit this week with Nacogdoches ISD second-graders. “We’re going to start by brainstor...

Nacogdoches ISD’s Fine Arts Showcase takes place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 13, at Nacogdoches High School. The district art show will be set up in the NHS Main Commons; a...

The STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) testing schedule gets going this week at Nacogdoches ISD and will last until the end of April. Wednesday, April 10 ...

NISD students and families, mark your calendars for April 8 to witness a total solar eclipse that will pass through East Texas early in the afternoon. While Nacogdoches is not ins...

Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees approved adoption last week of a two-year academic calendar for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. View the calendars by CLICKING HERE . In F...

Monday, April 8, is a student holiday and staff workday (professional development) for Nacogdoches ISD. Classes will resume on a regular schedule on Tuesday, April 9. We hope stud...

When Nacogdoches ISD Education Foundation showed up Wednesday to deliver news of the innovative grant award, Raguet Elementary was ready. Everyone at the campus was seemingly in o...

The link is now active to register students online NEW TO Nacogdoches ISD for the 2024-25 academic year. The registration link is for students who would be new to the district whe...

Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, are student and staff holidays for Nacogdoches ISD. Classes will resume on a regular schedule on Tuesday, April 2. We hope students and staf...

“The Professional Texans” from Fredonia Brewery were letter perfect Thursday night, winning Thomas J. Rusk Elementary’s fifth-annual Community-Wide Spelling Bee. The team was mad...

Dragons can spell. And NISD Kindergarten and Pre-K students have brought home magnetic letters that can be arranged on a refrigerator door, something school children have been doi...

Spring break for students and staff at Nacogdoches ISD is set for the week of March 11-15, and Friday, March 8, is an early release day for the district. Early release schedule ...

Nacogdoches ISD has a student and staff holiday on Friday, Feb. 16. Monday, Feb. 19, is also a student holiday but a teacher and staff workday for professional development. Clas...

Nacogdoches ISD will hold school Wednesday with a two-hour delayed start at all campuses for students and staff. Buses will run regular routes but two hours later than normal. Sch...