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Enrollment
838
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001013
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
101 E COLLEGE AVE, RUSKIN, FL 33570 · (813) 671-5177 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL838 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
599 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 52 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 32.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 838 | 71.5% | 31.2% |
| ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAINES CITY | 780 | 70.9% | 34.6% |
| G. WEAVER HIPPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 960 | 71.8% | 46.1% |
| DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY DAVENPORT | 938 | 67.4% | 44.6% |
| COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 873 | 72.5% | 38.2% |
| ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 721 | 74.6% | 41.1% |
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 RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #2,051 of 2,136 | #147 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,955 of 2,149 ▲ 67 | #141 of 176 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #2,078 of 2,149 ▼ 25 | #157 of 176 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 838 | #393 of 2,267 | #30 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,158 of 2,077 | #98 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #1,170 of 2,108 | #119 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #404 of 2,188 | #46 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #605 of 621 | #40 of 41 |
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
838
+106 (+14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 971
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 838 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 71% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 40.5 | 19.5:1 | 75% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 44.5 | 17.6:1 | 77% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 53 | 13.8:1 | 92% (674) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 66 | 12.7:1 | 90% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 67 | 12.9:1 | 90% (776) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 74 | 12.8:1 | 87% (825) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 90% (699) |
| 1990-91 | 971 | 58 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in RUSKIN, Florida. It reports enrollment of 838 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
The 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH enroll 221,318 students altogether, RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
At RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 64% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 30% Hispanic. The diversity index for RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 52 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 71% of students at RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the bottom 10% of schools in Florida. Predicted: 45.4%. Actual: 31.2%.
Census data for Hillsborough County show the median household earns about $79,540 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hillsborough County has 320 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, THOMPSON ELEMENTARY is about 1.6 miles from RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.1%, higher than RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 31.2%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 14% across 4 years, from 732 in 2020-21 to 838 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in RUSKIN
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
- SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,593 students
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAYElementary · 813 students
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 789 students
- SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTERCombined · 168 students
Other Ruskin Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ruskin Elementary. RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 553 students
- Ruskin ElementarySan Jose, CA · 367 students
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolWaycross, GA · 363 students
Nearby schools
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 789
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,553
- SLAM ACADEMY AT APOLLO BEACH2.1 mi · 1,235
- LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAY2.6 mi · 813
- SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER3.7 mi · 168
- SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.3 mi · 1,593
Frequently asked questions
About RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 838 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 13% White, 64% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.