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Ruby-Wise Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ruby-Wise Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pineville, Louisiana, serving 436 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Rapides Parish School District. This high-performing institution consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Ruby-Wise Elementary achieved an impressive 84% proficiency in Mathematics and 92% proficiency in ELA, compared to 63% and 76% for Rapides Parish, and 60% and 70% for the state, respectively. The school also ranks among the top 10% of Louisiana elementary schools for Special Education students and the top 5% for Low Socioeconomic Status students in recent years. This consistent academic excellence has led to the school's steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 227th position out of 731 Louisiana elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the 49th position out of 666 schools in 2024-2025, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Ruby-Wise Elementary has maintained exceptional academic performance, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 13.7% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024, which is an area that the school may need to address. When compared to nearby schools, such as Horseshoe Drive Elementary and L.S. Rugg Elementary, Ruby-Wise Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

410

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,490

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5279 Old Marksville Highway
Pineville, LA 71360

(318) 443-6089

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Ruby-Wise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pineville Junior High School
High:	Pineville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (88% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

49^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

31^st of 118Rapides Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	49 of 666	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	108 of 675	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	153 of 730	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	161 of 727	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	153 of 729	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	227 of 731	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	293 of 728	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.7	205 of 739	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	61.5	319 of 742	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	288 of 792	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.6	136 of 777	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	202 of 772	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	214 of 764	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	133 of 766	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	119 of 736	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	120 of 738	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	156 of 743	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	212 of 725	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	50 of 633	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	149 of 635	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	152 of 705	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	237 of 701	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	187 of 705	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	200 of 684	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	29 of 661	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	83 of 674	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	118 of 723	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	183 of 724	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	130 of 719	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	269 of 697	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	285 of 682	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	62 of 641	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	110 of 651	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	161 of 713	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	107 of 712	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	186 of 704	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	237 of 696	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	96.2	7 of 296	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	28 of 307	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	66.1	88 of 306	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	72 of 431	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	139 of 434	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	161 of 518	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	238 of 517	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	199 of 522	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	309 of 517	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	304 of 516	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)98th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts92%+22 vs state

Mathematics84%+24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Ruby Wise School was the best. We had some of the best teachers there. We also had a good principal. Mrs. Ruth O'Neal was my favorite. I bought one of the first school book annuals that was published. Those were the good old days. I wished some of the school mates would email me and find out what is going on in each other lives. My email address is [email protected].
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Ruby-Wise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5279 Old Marksville Highway	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-6089	410	28	14.7	65.1%	362 (88.3%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	90.6	49^th of 666 public elementary schools	92.6%		82.9	108^th of 675 public elementary schools	84.0%	59	85.0	89.0		83.0			84.0	91.0	90.0					92.0	$14,490
Acadian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Richmond Drive	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 487-1203	270	23	11.9	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	250 (92.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	33.9	469^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.1	470^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.4%	1	54.0	51.0	38.0				47.0	66.0	61.0					63.0	$16,128
J.I. Barron Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43655 Trinity Church Road	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-6860	924	61	15.0	64.5%	541 (58.5%)	239 (25.9%)	51 (5.5%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)	69.8	219^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.1%		69.9	224^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.8%	5	69.0	66.0	59.0	76.0			67.0	76.0	81.0	74.0	85.0			79.0	$12,985
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4500 Lincoln Road	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 445-6296	314	23	13.8	47.1%	180 (57.3%)	91 (29.0%)	15 (4.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	96.7	9^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.6	2^nd of 675 public elementary schools	99.7%	7		96.0	100.0					93.0	100.0						$14,931
Poland Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3348 Highway 457	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-9224	330	28	11.6	79.7%	243 (73.6%)	59 (17.9%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	88.2	68^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.3	96^th of 675 public elementary schools	85.8%	28	83.0	79.0	87.0	86.0	84.0	82.0	84.0		85.0	94.0	90.0	93.0	86.0	92.0	$17,491
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	466	29	15.8	69.3%	179 (38.4%)	254 (54.5%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.5	91^st of 675 public elementary schools	86.5%	21	80.0		83.0	77.0			83.0	87.0	95.0					90.0	$13,281
Lessie Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	207 Griffith Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7151	392	30	13.1	95.4%	88 (22.4%)	284 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								(n/a)	35.0						35.0	51.0						51.0	$15,271
Alma Redwine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-3177	225	21	10.8	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	215 (95.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	25.4	524^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.1	546^th of 675 public elementary schools	19.1%	22	32.0	41.0					42.0	59.0	65.0					69.0	$18,897
Martin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 Lisa Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-1695	281	21	13.2	97.2%	14 (5.0%)	252 (89.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	22	553^rd of 666 public elementary schools	17.0%		30.8	493^rd of 675 public elementary schools	27.0%	60	47.0	42.0	31.0				40.0	53.0	48.0	66.0				56.0	$16,963
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Horseshoe Drive	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-0579	243	24	10.0	95.9%	7 (2.9%)	215 (88.5%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	9.9	631^st of 666 public elementary schools	5.3%		11.3	624^th of 675 public elementary schools	7.6%	7	29.0	31.0	47.0				35.0	36.0	43.0	42.0				39.0	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruby-Wise Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ruby-Wise Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ruby-Wise Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pineville Junior High School
High : Pineville High School

What is the racial makeup of Ruby-Wise Elementary School?

Students at Ruby-Wise Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Ruby-Wise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Ruby-Wise Elementary School.

Is Ruby-Wise Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ruby-Wise Elementary School ranks in the top 7.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Ruby-Wise Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

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