Best Public Schools in Ruby, SC

Summary:

The city of Ruby, South Carolina has only one school, Ruby Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is located in the Chesterfield 01 school district.

Ruby Elementary has a SchoolDigger rating of 2 out of 5 stars, ranking 351 out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has been relatively consistent, with a ranking between 351 and 487 over the past three school years. In terms of academic proficiency, Ruby Elementary's performance is mixed compared to the Chesterfield 01 district and the state of South Carolina, with higher proficiency rates in some subjects and lower in others.

Ruby Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 100% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income community. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is also relatively high, which may be an area of concern. While the school's performance is generally below the state average, it has shown some areas of strength, such as in 4th-grade Science proficiency, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement with targeted interventions and resource allocation.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Ruby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 Thurman Avenue	Ruby	29741	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 634-6310	256	22	11.6		184 (71.9%)	27 (10.5%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	43.7	351^st of 640 public elementary schools	45.2%		37.6	400^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.3%	49	50.0	62.2	50.0	40.9	53.3	44.4	55.6	$13,428	$970	$1,201	$2,171	$9,924	$1,333	$11,257

Cities Near Ruby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chesterfield	4.28 mi	3	115^th
Pageland	9.26 mi	3	206^th
Jefferson	10.58 mi	2	182^nd
Patrick	16.16 mi	1	154^th
Mc Bee	16.63 mi	2	146^th

See the top SC South Carolina cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.