📍 1400 Fm 1777, Royse City, Collin County, 75189
Ruth Cherry el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Royse City, Collin County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Hays. It is part of the Royse City Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ruth Cherry el enrolls 654 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 654 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruth Cherry el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX-30, state senate district 30, state house district 33.
Ruth Cherry el is one of 11 schools in ROYSE CITY ISD, based in ROYSE CITY, Texas. The district serves 10,034 students district-wide and employs 566 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, Ruth Cherry el is smaller than the district average of about 912 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe