📍 5279 Old Marksville Highway, Pineville, Rapides Parish, 71360
Ruby-Wise Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pineville, Rapides Parish. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruby-Wise Elementary School enrolls 433 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.2% Black or African American and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 433 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruby-Wise Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 32, state house district 27.
Ruby-Wise Elementary School is one of 47 schools in Rapides Parish, based in Alexandria, Louisiana. The district serves 21,340 students district-wide and employs 1,359 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Ruby-Wise Elementary School is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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