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Enrollment
1,061
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000257
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle
701 Rappolla Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (410) 396-9125 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
610 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
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 | 78 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (108).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
17.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 11.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Maryland 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 John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle this school | 1,061 | 57.5% | 15.3% |
| Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 Baltimore | 899 | 66.1% | 12.7% |
| Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 831 | 62.3% | 24.4% |
| Lakeland Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 1,070 | 62.6% | 39.0% |
| JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary Silver Spring | 756 | 69.2% | 31.1% |
| Weller Road Elementary Silver Spring | 691 | 65.3% | 34.9% |
Matched among Maryland 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 John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #832 of 853 | #87 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #782 of 853 ▲ 30 | #71 of 104 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #828 of 853 ▼ 8 | #89 of 104 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #11 of 898 | #4 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #181 of 857 | #12 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #797 of 857 | #67 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #447 of 885 | #93 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.0% | #39 of 294 | #19 of 45 |
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
1,061
+207 (+24%) vs 2020
+176% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 1,061 | 88 | 12.1:1 | 57% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 83 | 12.2:1 | 59% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 81 | 11.5:1 | 62% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 40% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 57.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (810) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 91% (727) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 45 | 12.2:1 | 87% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 81% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (810 to 1,061); teachers up 53% (57.5 to 88).
About John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle is a public elementary school run by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,061 students. It has 121% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle is part of a district of 152 schools: Baltimore City Public Schools, with 76,946 students.
Hispanic students are 90% of those enrolled at John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle. Other reported shares: 6% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 8% Hispanic among all Baltimore city residents. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle are from different groups.
A staff of 88 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle lands at F, ahead of 0% of Maryland public elementary schools.
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle is a bottom-10% school in Maryland on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.3% against a predicted 40.2%.
In the wider Baltimore city area, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Baltimore city, 156 public schools serve about 77,341 students.
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle sits about 0.6 miles from John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,061, up from 854 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 page for John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
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Frequently asked questions
About John Ruhrah Elementary/MiddleHow large is John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle?
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle serve?
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle is approximately 12.1:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle?
At John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle public or private?
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.