Ruby Bridges Elementary

Ruby Bridges Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Alameda, California, overseen by Alameda Unified, hosting 458 students in grades K through 5.

Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Alameda Unified, a district that hosts 9,260 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ruby Bridges Elementary logs that 27% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 20% Black, 15% White, 15% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ruby Bridges Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 41.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Alameda County reports that median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Alameda Science and Technology Institute, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ruby Bridges Elementary at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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