📍 28027 Dickens Ave., Hayward, Alameda County, 94540
Ruus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hayward, Alameda County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samuel Mcclymont. It is part of the Hayward Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Ruus Elementary enrolls 379 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian and 5.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 64% |
| Asian | 80 | 21% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.4% |
| White | 10 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 379 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruus Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ruus Elementary is one of 29 schools in Hayward Unified, based in Hayward, California. The district serves 17,377 students district-wide and employs 850 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Ruus Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.