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RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL

981 SE 351 HWY, CROSS CITY, FL 32628 · (352)541-6254 · Dixie County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 794
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
343 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 515135%
Grade 614734%
Grade 713631%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
—82%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
—4%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
—8%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
—5%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
—1%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
—0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2023-24 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
46.1%
FL avg 52.9%
Math
53.7%
FL avg 55.7%

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →

Where RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Florida
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#300 of 560
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.7%#324 of 560
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.1%#380 of 560
Enrollment
ranked largest first
434#499 of 584
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#21 of 547
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.9%#496 of 553
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
79.0%#21 of 565
Ranked against other public middle 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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
434
-26 (-6%) vs 2017
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.0:1
% White
82%
was 85%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-244342517.4:179% (343)
2022-234312815.4:176% (329)
2020-214622617.8:166% (306)
2017-184602320.0:170% (321)
2015-164442517.8:199% (441)
2010-114262517.0:175% (321)
2000-015472720.3:165% (358)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Families in CROSS CITY, Florida, are served by RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 434 students covers grades 5 through 7. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for middle schools in Florida, which is about 794.

The DIXIE system has 7 schools and 2,435 students.

About 82% of the student body at RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 85% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. Among public schools in Dixie County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.

Test results at RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL are 11.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.6% actual, 41.6% predicted).

Census Bureau estimates for Dixie County show that the median household income is $50,110, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 6 on proficiency.

RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

Compared with 2017-18, the school had 26 fewer students in 2023-24. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.0 to 17.4 over 6 years.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Dixie County at a glance

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Population
17,058
Census ACS
Median income
$50,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,435 students

Quick facts

School name
RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
DIXIE
Address
981 SE 351 HWY, CROSS CITY, FL 32628
Phone
(352)541-6254
County
Dixie County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–07
Total enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
343 (79%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
120045002154
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in DIXIE
Other schools in CROSS CITY
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Frequently asked questions

About RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 05-07.
What age range does RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DIXIE.
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