Ruby Elementary

262 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Ruby Elementary School, located at 249 Thurman Avenue in Ruby, South Carolina, serves as a primary educational pillar for its local community within the Chesterfield County School District. As a small-town elementary school, it focuses on providing a foundational academic environment tailored to the needs of young learners. The school is dedicated to fostering student growth through a structured curriculum that emphasizes essential literacy, mathematics, and social development, typically serving students from kindergarten through the early elementary grades.

The school environment is characterized by its close-knit atmosphere, which is common in rural South Carolina communities. By maintaining a smaller student body, Ruby Elementary aims to provide a more personalized approach to education, allowing faculty and staff to build strong relationships with both students and their families. As part of the broader Chesterfield County district, the school works to align its academic goals with state standards, ensuring that students are adequately prepared for their transition to middle school and beyond.

262

Total Students

19.0

Full-Time Teachers

13.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Ruby Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	176
Hispanic	15
Black	37
Asian	1
Two or More	31
American Indian	2

White
176 (67.2 %)
Black
37 (14.1 %)
Two or More
31 (11.8 %)
Hispanic
15 (5.7 %)
American Indian
2 (0.8 %)
Asian
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Chesterfield 01
Phone:	(843)634-6310
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	262
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 20

Kindergarten 36

Grade 1 43

Grade 2 40

Grade 3 41

Grade 4 49

Grade 5 33