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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEON·NCES 120111001170
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
526 W 10TH AVE, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303 · (850) 488-1074 · Leon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
343 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 40.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 504 | 68.1% | 47.9% |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 452 | 69.0% | 44.2% |
| LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 452 | 68.1% | 48.0% |
| SPRINGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 460 | 66.3% | 45.8% |
| FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 439 | 68.6% | 49.4% |
| FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 465 | 71.6% | 37.8% |
Matched among Florida 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 RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Leon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,436 of 2,136 | #15 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #1,030 of 2,149 ▲ 770 | #12 of 28 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,353 of 2,149 ▲ 261 | #16 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #1,401 of 2,267 | #15 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #383 of 2,077 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #1,381 of 2,108 | #15 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #538 of 2,188 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #1,077 of 1,374 | #19 of 24 |
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
504
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 504 | 35.6 | 14.2:1 | 68% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 74% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 72% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 66% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 72% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 74% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 81% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 62% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. It reported 504 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
LEON counts 31,579 students in its 51 schools, and RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
Black students are 68% of those enrolled at RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% White. In Leon County overall, about 30% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school has 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Federal data show 68% of students (343) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Leon County is 27 points.
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.9%) and its predicted rate (47.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
The school is in Leon County, where the median household earns about $66,287 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Leon County, 63 public schools serve about 35,246 students.
Of the public schools around it, RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 504, up from 473 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Leon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
297,542
Census ACS
Median income
$66,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
35,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEON
- LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,881 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,822 students
- LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- WILLIAM J MONTFORD III MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,016 students
Other schools in TALLAHASSEE
- LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,881 students
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLCombined · 1,851 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,822 students
- LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
Nearby schools
- RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 928
- GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 457
- THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CENTRE0.9 mi · 448
- JOHN G RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 608
- SEALEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 369
- LEON HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,793
Frequently asked questions
About RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 14% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.