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Ruus Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
28027 Dickens Ave.
Hayward, CA 94540
Phone
(510) 723-3885
District
Hayward Unified
County
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
379
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ruus Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
46%
14%
46%
14%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
43%
19%
44%
14%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
23%
47%
16%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
39%
33%
44%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 73 19.3%
Grade 1 54 14.2%
Grade 2 51 13.5%
Grade 3 48 12.7%
Grade 4 50 13.2%
Grade 5 61 16.1%
Grade 6 42 11.1%
Total 379 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.7% 3.8% 23.2%
Black 3.6% 7.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 66.0% 69.5% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.9% 15.7% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.8% 3.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.4% 70.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 65.4% 60.6% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 9.7% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 182,475 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,313.3 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 57,311 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.7% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,008 $180,079,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,176 $21,153,000 5.3%
Staff $1,064 $19,147,000 4.8%
General Administration $154 $2,766,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,195 $21,495,000 5.4%
Operation $1,350 $24,299,000 6.1%
Transportation $316 $5,692,000 1.4%
Other $1,124 $20,224,000 5.1%
Total Support $6,379 $114,776,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,671 $102,030,000 25.7%
Total Expenditures $22,058 $396,885,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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