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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ruth Acty Elementary?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY UNIFIED·NCES 060474000441
Ruth Acty Elementary
1465 Acton St., Berkeley, CA 94702 · (510) 644-6298 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
97 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
84.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.7pp since 2014
Math
86.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.0% | 24.7% | 11.6% | 3.7% |
| Math | 65.3% | 21.1% | 10.0% | 3.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.7% | 86.3% |
| 2023-24 | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 86.6% | 81.7% |
| 2021-22 | 80.8% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 76.8% | 71.7% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 75.1% |
| 2016-17 | 73.4% | 74.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 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 Ruth Acty Elementary
Ruth Acty Elementary's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Acty Elementary this school | 410 | 23.7% | 86.3% |
| Crocker Highlands Elementary Oakland | 415 | 22.4% | 73.5% |
| Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier Berkeley | 407 | 29.2% | 75.5% |
| Odyssey Charter Altadena | 463 | 25.5% | N/A |
| Hillcrest Oakland | 393 | 29.8% | 67.8% |
| Peralta Elementary Oakland | 355 | 30.4% | 71.5% |
Matched among California 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 Ruth Acty Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #57 of 5,151 | #7 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #71 of 5,172 ▲ 1 | #8 of 192 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #112 of 5,172 ▼ 63 | #11 of 192 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,335 of 5,116 | #29 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,551 of 5,915 | #132 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,869 of 5,352 | #51 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #400 of 5,354 | #44 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #5,015 of 5,625 | #167 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,095 of 1,139 | #45 of 48 |
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
410
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 19.7 | 20.7:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | 31% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | N/A | N/A | 45% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 37% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 16 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Acty Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (408 to 410); teachers down 4% (19.7 to 19).
About Ruth Acty Elementary
Ruth Acty Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Berkeley, California. It has an enrollment of 410 students in kindergarten through 5.
Ruth Acty Elementary belongs to Berkeley Unified, a district of 17 schools and 9,116 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Ruth Acty Elementary is White, with 41% of students. The next largest groups are 27% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% Black. The school's White share is 12 points above the 30% share among Alameda County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruth Acty Elementary is 21.6:1, based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Ruth Acty Elementary ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 86.3%, against a prediction of 65.7%.
In Alameda County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Ruth Acty Elementary, Alameda County has 394 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Martin Luther King Middle, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ruth Acty Elementary ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
In 2020-21, Ruth Acty Elementary enrolled 411; in 2024-25, 410. Students per teacher increased from 19.6 in 2020-21 to 21.6 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Ruth Acty Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley Unified
- Berkeley HighHigh · 3,218 students
- Martin Luther King MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 596 students
- Malcolm X ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Longfellow Arts and Technology MiddleMiddle · 462 students
- Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierElementary · 407 students
Other schools in Berkeley
- Berkeley HighHigh · 3,218 students
- Martin Luther King MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 596 students
- Malcolm X ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Longfellow Arts and Technology MiddleMiddle · 462 students
- Berkeley Arts Magnet at WhittierElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Middle0.5 mi · 851
- Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle0.5 mi · 462
- Oxford Elementary at West Campus0.7 mi · 254
- Marin Elementary0.7 mi · 524
- Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier0.8 mi · 407
- Cornell Elementary1.0 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Acty ElementaryHow many students attend Ruth Acty Elementary?
Ruth Acty Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ruth Acty Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ruth Acty Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Acty Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruth Acty Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ruth Acty Elementary?
Ruth Acty Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 27% Two or more.
What district is Ruth Acty Elementary in?
Ruth Acty Elementary is part of Berkeley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.