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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001077
Ruby-Wise Elementary School
5279 Old Marksville Highway, Pineville, LA 71360 · (318) 443-6089 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
267 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
64.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 42.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Louisiana 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 19 points, placing it in Louisiana'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 →
Where Ruby-Wise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #66 of 583 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #81 of 582 | #3 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #66 of 587 | #4 of 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #82 of 540 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #388 of 714 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #467 of 655 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #539 of 655 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #474 of 705 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #418 of 436 | #12 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 27.8 | 14.8:1 | 65% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 28.7 | 15.2:1 | 69% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 22.6 | 19.1:1 | 66% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 36% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 23.2 | 17.9:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 53% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 68% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruby-Wise Elementary School.
About Ruby-Wise Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Pineville, Louisiana, Ruby-Wise Elementary School is part of Rapides Parish. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 410 students.
The district for Ruby-Wise Elementary School is Rapides Parish, with 43 schools and 21,340 students.
The student body at Ruby-Wise Elementary School is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Rapides Parish, the White share is about 61%. Ruby-Wise Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.8:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. The rate at public schools in Rapides Parish averages 77%, higher than here.
A school in Louisiana with Ruby-Wise Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 37.5%. Ruby-Wise Elementary School scores 56.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Rapides Parish show that the median household income is $54,967, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Ruby-Wise Elementary School is one of 51 public schools in the county.
Acadian Elementary is the closest public school, about 6.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.7%, lower than Ruby-Wise Elementary School's 56.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 394. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other schools in Pineville
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Pineville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 527 students
- Tioga Junior High SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Lessie Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Mary Goff Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Acadian Elementary6.2 mi · 270
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School6.3 mi · 924
- Rapides Training Academy7.1 mi · 69
- Pineville Junior High School7.3 mi · 527
- Phoenix Magnet Elementary School7.4 mi · 314
- Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School7.5 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Ruby-Wise Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ruby-Wise Elementary School?
Ruby-Wise Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ruby-Wise Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ruby-Wise Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Ruby-Wise Elementary School have?
Ruby-Wise Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ruby-Wise Elementary School?
At Ruby-Wise Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruby-Wise Elementary School?
Ruby-Wise Elementary School is overseen by Rapides Parish in Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.