Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 010114000423
Ruhuma Junior High School
3371 County Road 81, Ft Payne, AL 35967 · (256) 845-3377 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
118 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ruhuma Junior High School→Crossville High School
Based on grade levels within DeKalb County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ruhuma Junior High School
Ruhuma Junior High School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhuma Junior High School this school | 175 | 67.4% | 30.7% |
| Duck Springs Elementary School Attalla | 207 | 65.2% | 48.1% |
| Speake Danville | 178 | 67.4% | 50.4% |
| Dutton Elementary School Dutton | 201 | 64.2% | 62.3% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 226 | 65.9% | 58.2% |
| Hollingers Island Elementary School Mobile | 255 | 69.4% | 45.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ruhuma Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #500 of 626 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #488 of 626 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #487 of 626 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #672 of 709 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #257 of 696 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
175
+14 (+9%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 175 | 11.8 | 14.8:1 | 67% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 12.5 | 13.0:1 | 80% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 12.5 | 13.2:1 | 81% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 80% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 11.5 | 14.8:1 | 80% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 13 | 13.6:1 | 52% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | N/A | N/A | 82% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 66% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruhuma Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (170 to 175); teachers up 3% (11.5 to 11.8).
About Ruhuma Junior High School
A small elementary school in Ft Payne, Alabama, Ruhuma Junior High School is part of DeKalb County. The school counts 175 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 64% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
DeKalb County is the local district for Ruhuma Junior High School. It runs 12 schools with 8,769 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Ruhuma Junior High School combined. The remaining students are 19% Native American and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in DeKalb County, the White share is about 80%. Ruhuma Junior High School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. Ruhuma Junior High School reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
allk12 grades Ruhuma Junior High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ruhuma Junior High School is 35.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.7%.
DeKalb County census figures show that median household income is about $51,204, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 20 public schools operate in DeKalb County, serving about 12,277 students.
Nearby, Williams Avenue Elementary School is about 7.2 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Ruhuma Junior High School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 161 to 175.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,269
Census ACS
Median income
$51,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,277 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Geraldine SchoolCombined · 1,211 students
- Plainview SchoolCombined · 1,167 students
- Fyffe High SchoolCombined · 954 students
- Sylvania SchoolCombined · 915 students
- Collinsville High SchoolCombined · 906 students
- Crossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Avenue Elementary School7.2 mi · 131
- Sand Rock High School8.0 mi · 783
- Wills Valley Elementary School9.4 mi · 738
- Fort Payne High School9.9 mi · 1,106
- Plainview School10.1 mi · 1,167
- Collinsville High School10.2 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Ruhuma Junior High SchoolHow large is Ruhuma Junior High School?
Ruhuma Junior High School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ruhuma Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ruhuma Junior High School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ruhuma Junior High School have?
Ruhuma Junior High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Ruhuma Junior High School?
Ruhuma Junior High School reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ruhuma Junior High School in?
Ruhuma Junior High School is part of DeKalb County.
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