📍 7000 e 111th St, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64134
Ruskin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 1,273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruskin High School enrolls 1,273 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 845 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 18% |
| White | 115 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,273 of the school's 1,273 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,273 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.
Ruskin High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 MO-50, state senate district 7, state house district 36.
Ruskin High School is one of 13 schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 5,067 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,273 students, Ruskin High School is larger than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large