Ruskin Elementary

Summary:

Ruskin Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Berryessa Union Elementary School District. With a diverse student population that is predominantly Asian, Ruskin consistently ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools, boasting exceptional academic achievement and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ruskin Elementary's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students significantly outperforming their peers in the district and across the state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's 3rd-grade students stand out, with over 90% achieving proficiency in both ELA and Math. While Ruskin's Asian and English Language Learner students excel, the school's performance for Hispanic, low-income, and disabled students, though still above average, lags behind its overall exceptional results. The school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism is a concern that the administration should address to ensure continued academic success for all students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Berryessa Union district, Vinci Park Elementary, Cherrywood Elementary, and others, Ruskin Elementary outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with a student population that is more heavily weighted towards Asian students and a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Ruskin's consistent high performance and commitment to excellence make it a standout school in the region.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1401 Turlock Ln.
       San Jose, CA  95132-2347


(408) 923-1950

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
404th of 5,874 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,769 Help


Students who attend Ruskin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sierramont Middle
High:    Piedmont Hills High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.6 Help
Number of students:  419

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
79.0%
Hispanic:
14.1%
White:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ruskin Elementary ranks better than 93.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.32. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (79%), Hispanic (14.1%), White (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ruskin Elementary is 24.6. 8 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ruskin Elementary is $11,769. 5 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ruskin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ruskin Elementary 404th of 5874 California public elementary schools. (See Ruskin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Berryessa Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Berryessa Union Elementary 220th of 1563 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ruskin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.00 749th 4809 84.4%
2005 88.94 543rd 4822 88.7%
2006 88.64 557th 4818 88.4%
2007 86.20 702nd 5113 86.3%
2008 85.33 736th 5113 85.6%
2009 87.10 633rd 5193 87.8%
2010 87.13 629th 5314 88.2%
2011 92.19 299th 5377 94.4%
2012 89.31 463rd 5390 91.4%
2013 91.02 400th 5530 92.8%
2015 92.25 490th 5611 91.3%
2016 90.80 564th 5614 90.0%
2017 90.76 592nd 5692 89.6%
2018 92.99 445th 5662 92.1%
2019 91.43 563rd 5789 90.3%
2022 90.91 658th 5883 88.8%
2023 94.32 404th 5874 93.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.65 20th 3246 99.4%
2019 92.14 138th 3275 95.8%
2022 88.14 182nd 3311 94.5%
2023 70.90 472nd 3250 85.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.01 1029th 5084 79.8%
2019 64.22 1499th 5173 71.0%
2022 51.77 2179th 5264 58.6%
2023 55.56 2009th 5374 62.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.18 606th 5413 88.8%
2019 89.68 577th 5492 89.5%
2022 89.94 638th 5635 88.7%
2023 92.38 477th 5617 91.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.24 1475th 2227 33.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.23 304th 5431 94.4%
2019 90.19 569th 5510 89.7%
2022 89.69 641st 5663 88.7%
2023 94.32 353rd 5650 93.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.66 223rd 1071 79.2%
2019 70.51 362nd 1149 68.5%
2022 72.75 329th 1154 71.5%
2023 71.65 365th 1190 69.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ruskin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.62 2577th 4830 46.6%
2019 30.09 3688th 4963 25.7%
2022 38.63 3009th 5084 40.8%
2023 46.80 2436th 5098 52.2%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ruskin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 221 23 285 95 2 n/a n/a 0 626
1989 214 21 262 91 2 n/a n/a 0 590
1990 192 35 300 93 1 n/a n/a 0 621
1991 180 34 316 90 0 n/a n/a 0 620
1992 165 32 323 99 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1993 154 32 334 99 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1994 128 30 350 113 4 n/a n/a 0 625
1995 106 40 401 122 1 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 106 40 401 122 1 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 101 42 431 115 0 n/a n/a 0 689
1998 92 45 437 99 1 n/a n/a 0 674
1999 82 38 449 96 0 n/a n/a 0 665
2000 69 45 439 87 0 n/a n/a 0 640
2001 80 40 461 82 0 n/a n/a 0 663
2002 64 22 461 74 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2003 64 22 461 74 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2004 61 24 470 82 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 60 20 480 84 0 n/a n/a 0 644
2006 55 18 498 72 0 n/a n/a 0 643
2007 51 16 495 89 1 n/a n/a 0 652
2008 49 12 513 80 n/a n/a n/a 0 654
2009 42 16 486 75 1 4 0 0 624
2010 33 0 476 75 1 14 24 0 623
2011 29 12 510 81 1 4 27 0 664
2012 28 9 506 91 1 5 31 0 671
2013 25 7 492 103 1 5 32 0 665
2014 19 6 489 106 1 4 38 0 663
2015 17 4 491 105 1 4 39 0 661
2016 25 4 479 84 0 7 33 0 632
2017 25 3 466 98 0 9 27 0 628
2018 32 3 446 92 0 5 24 0 602
2019 31 3 425 85 0 3 21 0 568
2020 28 1 401 85 0 1 21 0 537
2021 24 1 384 63 0 0 19 0 491
2022 25 0 318 76 1 0 14 0 434
2023 18 0 331 59 1 0 10 0 419

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ruskin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 626 26.0 24.0 n/a
1989 590 25.0 23.6 n/a
1990 621 24.0 25.8 n/a
1991 620 23.0 26.9 n/a
1992 619 23.4 26.4 14.7
1993 620 24.0 25.8 15
1994 625 24.0 26.0 18.7
1995 670 24.6 27.2 22.7
1996 670 24.6 27.2 22.7
1997 689 25.0 27.6 19.4
1998 674 31.0 21.7 14.8
1999 665 31.0 21.5 14.3
2000 640 31.0 20.6 13
2001 663 31.0 21.4 13.3
2002 621 29.0 21.4 18
2003 621 29.0 21.4 18
2004 637 30.0 21.2 19.2
2005 644 30.0 21.5 16.9
2006 643 30.0 21.4 20.5
2007 652 30.0 21.7 20.1
2008 654 31.0 21.1 21.1
2009 624 29.0 20.8 21.8
2010 623 27.0 23.0 23.8
2011 664 n/a n/a 22.6
2012 671 26.8 25.0 n/a
2013 665 27.0 24.6 20.6
2014 663 26.0 25.5 20.5
2015 661 27.0 24.4 20.1
2016 632 26.0 24.3 18
2017 628 25.0 25.1 18.8
2018 602 24.0 25.0 20.9
2019 568 22.0 25.8 19.4
2020 537 n/a n/a 19.4
2021 491 20.0 24.5 16.3
2022 434 18.0 24.1 20
2023 419 17.0 24.6 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ruskin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 626 26.0 24.0 n/a
1989 590 25.0 23.6 n/a
1990 621 24.0 25.8 n/a
1991 620 23.0 26.9 n/a
1992 619 23.4 26.4 14.7
1993 620 24.0 25.8 15
1994 625 24.0 26.0 18.7
1995 670 24.6 27.2 22.7
1996 670 24.6 27.2 22.7
1997 689 25.0 27.6 19.4
1998 674 31.0 21.7 14.8
1999 665 31.0 21.5 14.3
2000 640 31.0 20.6 13
2001 663 31.0 21.4 13.3
2002 621 29.0 21.4 18
2003 621 29.0 21.4 18
2004 637 30.0 21.2 19.2
2005 644 30.0 21.5 16.9
2006 643 30.0 21.4 20.5
2007 652 30.0 21.7 20.1
2008 654 31.0 21.1 21.1
2009 624 29.0 20.8 21.8
2010 623 27.0 23.0 23.8
2011 664 n/a n/a 22.6
2012 671 26.8 25.0 n/a
2013 665 27.0 24.6 20.6
2014 663 26.0 25.5 20.5
2015 661 27.0 24.4 20.1
2016 632 26.0 24.3 18
2017 628 25.0 25.1 18.8
2018 602 24.0 25.0 20.9
2019 568 22.0 25.8 19.4
2020 537 n/a n/a 19.4
2021 491 20.0 24.5 16.3
2022 434 18.0 24.1 20
2023 419 17.0 24.6 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Ruskin Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201492.0%0.0%0.0%8.0%93.0%97.0%97.0%92.0%98.0%
201594.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%100.0%100.0%94.0%95.0%94.0%
201696.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%96.0%99.0%99.0%96.0%96.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ruskin Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,769

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ruskin Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 563rd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 404th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ruskin Elementary)70.290.2
 20%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berryessa Union Elementary)68.967.3
 1.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ruskin Elementary)79.890.2
 10.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Berryessa Union Elementary)7068
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ruskin Elementary)76.569.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berryessa Union Elementary)6667
 1.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ruskin Elementary)77.676.3
 1.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Berryessa Union Elementary)64.865.5
 0.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ruskin Elementary)75.770.9
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berryessa Union Elementary)68.363.8
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ruskin Elementary)63.668.6
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Berryessa Union Elementary)57.154.3
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Ruskin Elementary)60.968.6
 7.7%
   5th Grade Science (Berryessa Union Elementary)52.553.4
 1%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students568419
 26.2%
African American30
 100%
American Indian01
Asian425331
 22.1%
Hispanic8559
 30.6%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White3118
 41.9%
Two or More Races2110
 52.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.4%15%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ruskin Elementary

Students at Ruskin Elementary are 79% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Ruskin Elementary.

Students who attend Ruskin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierramont Middle
High : Piedmont Hills High

Yes. Ruskin Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of California elementary schools.


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