📍 241 N. Seventh Ave., Blythe, Riverside County, 92225
Ruth Brown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blythe, Riverside County. The school has 614 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacob Deutsch. It is part of the Palo Verde Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Ruth Brown Elementary enrolls 614 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 440 | 72% |
| White | 69 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 614 students (87%) 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.
Ruth Brown Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ruth Brown Elementary is one of 6 schools in Palo Verde Unified, based in Blythe, California. The district serves 2,610 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 614 students, Ruth Brown Elementary is larger than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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