📍 200 N. Bernard Street, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, 71270
Ruston Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ruston, Lincoln Parish. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln Parish school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruston Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 37% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 165 | 48% |
| White | 125 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 11% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 341 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruston Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 35, state house district 12.
Ruston Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Lincoln Parish, based in Ruston, Louisiana. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 340 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Ruston Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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