📍 249 Thurman Avenue, Ruby, Chesterfield County, 29741
Ruby Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ruby, Chesterfield County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ruby Elementary enrolls 262 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 262 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 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.
Ruby Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-70, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Ruby Elementary is one of 16 schools in Chesterfield 01, based in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The district serves 6,872 students district-wide and employs 503 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 262 students, Ruby Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant