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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510171001802
Ruckersville Elementary
105 Progress Place, Ruckersville, VA 22968 · (434) 939-9006 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Virginia 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.
- C+Beats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
374 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Greene County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 72.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Ruckersville Elementary
Ruckersville Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruckersville Elementary this school | 540 | 69.3% | 67.5% |
| Locust Grove Elementary Locust Grove | 519 | 69.6% | 65.1% |
| Locust Grove Primary Locust Grove | 500 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Laurel Lane Elementary Williamsburg | 526 | 73.6% | 75.3% |
| E. Wilson Morrison Elementary Front Royal | 458 | 73.8% | 57.9% |
| Cub Run Elementary Penn Laird | 614 | 66.8% | 55.6% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Ruckersville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #660 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #452 of 1,111 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #481 of 1,111 ▲ 230 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #482 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #907 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #621 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #703 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #446 of 759 |
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
540
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 69% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 68% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 38% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 36% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 34% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 19% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruckersville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (602 to 540); teachers up 6% (32 to 34).
About Ruckersville Elementary
Ruckersville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Ruckersville, Virginia. Enrollment totals 540 students across kindergarten through 5.
Ruckersville Elementary is one school in Greene County Public Schools, a system of 5 schools with 2,781 students.
Of every 100 students at Ruckersville Elementary, about 61 are White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Greene County's residents are about 79% White, 18 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
On staff are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Ruckersville Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. The average for public schools in Greene County is similar, at 69%.
Ruckersville Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Ruckersville Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.5% and a predicted 69.3%.
In Greene County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $89,808, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,781, Ruckersville Elementary among them.
William Monroe High is about 4.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 72.1% on proficiency, and Ruckersville Elementary is below that at 67.5%.
Federal data place Ruckersville Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 540, compared with 515 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,155
Census ACS
Median income
$89,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County Public Schools
- William Monroe HighHigh · 952 students
- William Monroe MiddleMiddle · 596 students
- Nathanael Greene PrimaryElementary · 367 students
- Nathanael Greene ElementaryElementary · 326 students
- Alternative Education CenterElementary
- Greene County Technical Education CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- William Monroe High4.6 mi · 952
- William Monroe Middle4.7 mi · 596
- Nathanael Greene Primary4.8 mi · 367
- Nathanael Greene Elementary4.8 mi · 326
- Broadus Wood Elementary7.8 mi · 282
- Baker-Butler Elementary8.5 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Ruckersville ElementaryHow many students attend Ruckersville Elementary?
Ruckersville Elementary enrolls approximately 540 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ruckersville Elementary serve?
Ruckersville Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruckersville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruckersville Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ruckersville Elementary?
Student demographics at Ruckersville Elementary are roughly 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ruckersville Elementary in?
Ruckersville Elementary is part of Greene County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.