Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD 01·NCES 450156000310
Ruby Elementary
249 Thurman Avenue, Ruby, SC 29741 · (843) 634-6310 · Chesterfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 40.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ruby Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #355 of 635 ▲ 35 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #401 of 635 ▼ 5 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #620 of 709 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #117 of 656 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #487 of 656 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #284 of 395 | #5 of 7 |
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
256
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 100% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 57% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruby Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (275 to 256); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Ruby Elementary
Ruby Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Ruby, South Carolina. Enrolled students number 256 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina, which is about 526.
Chesterfield 01 counts 16 schools and 6,872 students, including Ruby Elementary.
White students make up a majority at Ruby Elementary, at 72%. Smaller groups are 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Chesterfield County is roughly 60% White. Ruby Elementary's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 11.6:1 here.
The allk12 Grade for Ruby Elementary is C+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Chesterfield County has about 43,784 residents, and the median household income is $49,235, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, Chesterfield County has 16 public schools and roughly 6,872 students.
Chesterfield-Ruby Middle is the public school closest to Ruby Elementary, about 2.8 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.
Ruby Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.6 to 11.6 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,784
Census ACS
Median income
$49,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield 01
- Central HighHigh · 657 students
- Cheraw HighHigh · 603 students
- McBee HighHigh · 577 students
- Edwards ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Chesterfield HighHigh · 485 students
- New Heights MiddleMiddle · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Chesterfield-Ruby Middle2.8 mi · 414
- Edwards Elementary4.0 mi · 538
- Chesterfield High5.6 mi · 485
- Central High9.7 mi · 657
- New Heights Middle12.1 mi · 457
- Pageland Elementary12.3 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Ruby ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ruby Elementary?
Ruby Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ruby Elementary serve?
Ruby Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ruby Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Ruby Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ruby Elementary?
At Ruby Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ruby Elementary in?
Ruby Elementary is part of Chesterfield 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.