RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL

As a substantial high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL teaches 1,299 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within HICKMAN MILLS C-1. Enrollment runs roughly 159% larger than the state mean of about 501.

Within HICKMAN MILLS C-1, which oversees 11 schools and 4,833 students, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.4%; RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL posts 87.6%, +38.2 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 31% since 2018, when it stood at 993 (now 1,299). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 61% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.