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Enrollment
1,299
High
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN MILLS C-1·NCES 291434003156
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL
7000 E 111TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64134 · (816) 316-7400 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,299 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Missouri public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,299 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 415 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 344 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 293 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 19% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HICKMAN MILLS C-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
36.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +22.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 23 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.2% | 44.2% | 41.1% | 12.3% |
| Math | 15.7% | 21.0% | 31.5% | 31.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 14.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Schools most like RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,299 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| GATEWAY HIGH ST LOUIS | 860 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| RITENOUR SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 2,041 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. KANSAS CITY | 997 | 100.0% | 60.1% |
| ROOSEVELT HIGH ST LOUIS | 734 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| KIPP KC LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL Kansas City | 382 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #316 of 443 | #18 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #240 of 453 ▲ 53 | #15 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #213 of 382 ▲ 74 | #16 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,299 | #71 of 561 | #10 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #122 of 343 | #10 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #44 of 343 | #14 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #33 of 455 | #7 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.8% | #14 of 151 | #4 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,299
+59 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,183
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,299 | 99.4 | 13.1:1 | 100% (1,299) |
| 2023-24 | 1,240 | 95.8 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,273 | 93.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (1,273) |
| 2020-21 | 1,240 | 94 | 13.2:1 | 100% (1,237) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 74.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (993) |
| 2015-16 | 1,070 | 79 | 13.5:1 | 100% (1,070) |
| 2010-11 | 1,183 | 85 | 13.9:1 | 71% (837) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (993 to 1,299); teachers up 33% (74.7 to 99.4).
About RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL, located in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, is a high-enrollment high school. Its enrollment is 1,299 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 501.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1 totals 4,833 students.
The student body at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is 61% Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Jackson County's residents are about 22% Black, 39 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL has 99.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. The rate at public schools in Jackson County averages 60%, lower than here.
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Missouri public high schools.
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.9% is 7.4 points above the 22.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 244 public schools and about 105,714 students.
Of the public schools around it, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is closest to ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.5%; RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL's is 29.9%, ranking 8th of 8.
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,240 (2020-21) to 1,299 (2024-25).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 590 students
- ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
- WARFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 361 students
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARYElementary · 356 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 335 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
Nearby schools
- ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 427
- INGELS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 261
- COMPASS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 335
- DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S1.6 mi · 22
- TRUMAN ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 287
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLE2.0 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL?
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,299 students in grades 09-12.
Is RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL have?
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 61% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL in?
RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is part of HICKMAN MILLS C-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.