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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ruth Brown Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 062964004601
Ruth Brown Elementary
241 North Seventh Ave., Blythe, CA 92225 · (760) 922-7164 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
528 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 47% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
24.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 16.1% | 22.2% | 53.5% |
| Math | 1.8% | 9.9% | 25.4% | 63.0% |
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 | 24.3% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 10.3% |
| 2018-19 | 28.0% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 28.1% | 15.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 14.3% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California 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 California'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 Ruth Brown Elementary
Ruth Brown Elementary's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Brown Elementary this school | 609 | 86.7% | 17.2% |
| Yucca Loma Elementary Apple Valley | 616 | 83.4% | 22.7% |
| Palm Innovation Academy Beaumont | 565 | 87.4% | 39.0% |
| Felix J. Appleby Elementary Blythe | 617 | 86.1% | 22.2% |
| Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary Riverside | 621 | 89.0% | 27.6% |
| Franklin Elementary Redlands | 624 | 84.0% | 30.6% |
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 Brown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #4,801 of 5,151 | #267 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #4,965 of 5,172 ▲ 15 | #275 of 283 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #4,551 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #252 of 283 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,649 of 5,116 | #168 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,317 of 5,915 | #163 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,647 of 5,352 | #96 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #2,964 of 5,354 | #126 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #1,502 of 5,625 | #111 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #3,277 of 3,837 | #177 of 207 |
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
609
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 609 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 87% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 26 | 24.1:1 | 88% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 87% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 23 | 26.0:1 | 82% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 25 | 25.8:1 | 77% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 25 | 28.0:1 | 71% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | N/A | N/A | 72% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 65% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 31 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Brown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (644 to 609); teachers up 8% (25 to 27).
About Ruth Brown Elementary
At 241 North Seventh Ave. in Blythe, California, Ruth Brown Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 609 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
District-wide, Palo Verde Unified has 5 schools and 2,610 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Ruth Brown Elementary, at 71%. Other students are 13% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.6 students per teacher. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Ruth Brown Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.7% for Ruth Brown Elementary. The school posts 17.2%, 11.5 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Riverside County show that the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Riverside County is home to 543 public schools and about 424,872 public school students.
The shortest distance from Ruth Brown Elementary to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Margaret White Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ruth Brown Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Ruth Brown Elementary as Town: Remote.
Federal data show 598 students in 2020-21 and 609 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher fell from 26.0 in 2020-21 to 22.6 in 2024-25.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palo Verde Unified
- Palo Verde HighHigh · 740 students
- Felix J. Appleby ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Margaret White ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- Twin Palms ContinuationHigh · 85 students
- Blythe District PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Blythe
- Palo Verde HighHigh · 740 students
- Felix J. Appleby ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Margaret White ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- Twin Palms ContinuationHigh · 85 students
- Blythe District PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Margaret White Elementary0.6 mi · 559
- Felix J. Appleby Elementary1.0 mi · 617
- Twin Palms Continuation1.1 mi · 85
- Palo Verde High1.1 mi · 740
- Ehrenberg Elementary School4.6 mi · 136
- Le Pera Elementary School24.4 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Brown ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ruth Brown Elementary?
Ruth Brown Elementary enrolls approximately 609 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ruth Brown Elementary serve?
Ruth Brown Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ruth Brown Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Ruth Brown Elementary.
How diverse is Ruth Brown Elementary?
Ruth Brown Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 71% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruth Brown Elementary?
Ruth Brown Elementary is overseen by Palo Verde Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.