Is Ruby Drive Elementary a good school?

Ruby Drive Elementary ranks 3043 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ruby Drive Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 380 students attended Ruby Drive Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ruby Drive Elementary?

Students at Ruby Drive Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ruby Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruby Drive Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kraemer Middle High : Valencia High

Ruby Drive Elementary

Summary:

Ruby Drive Elementary is a public elementary school in Placentia, California, serving 373 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked 277 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Ruby Drive Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.1% in 2018-2019 to 30.2% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district average. Academically, Ruby Drive Elementary lags behind its peers, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 28.3%, compared to 63.39% for the district and 42.8% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Charles Wagner Elementary and Brookhaven Elementary, generally perform better than Ruby Drive Elementary across various metrics. Brookhaven Elementary, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Ruby Drive Elementary's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school's male students and Hispanic students generally performing better than the female students and English Language Learners. The school's performance for homeless students is particularly strong, ranking in the top 4 out of 364 California elementary schools in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-6

601 Ruby Dr.
Placentia, CA 92870-4828

(714) 996-1921

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3043^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,499

Students who attend Ruby Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 380

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

Asian:

5.0%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ruby Drive Elementary ranks worse than 51.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.6%), Asian (5%), White (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ruby Drive Elementary is 22.3, which is the 3^rd best among 21 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Ruby Drive Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ruby Drive Elementary is $7,499, which is the 3^rd highest among 21 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ruby Drive Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ruby Drive Elementary 3043^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ruby Drive Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 277^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ruby Drive Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.94	3305^th	4809	31.3%
2005	29.97	3277^th	4822	32.0%
2006	27.84	3468^th	4818	28.0%
2007	19.47	4335^th	5113	15.2%
2008	16.63	4556^th	5113	10.9%
2009	36.31	3288^th	5193	36.7%
2010	34.85	3497^th	5314	34.2%
2011	41.50	3131^st	5377	41.8%
2012	30.10	3947^th	5390	26.8%
2013	30.19	4026^th	5530	27.2%
2015	31.35	3594^th	5611	35.9%
2016	42.35	2938^th	5614	47.7%
2017	41.62	3000^th	5692	47.3%
2018	38.97	3221^st	5662	43.1%
2019	41.75	3086^th	5789	46.7%
2022	31.59	3741^st	5883	36.4%
2023	31.63	3752^nd	5874	36.1%
2024	42.31	3043^rd	5862	48.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.71	1678^th	3246	48.3%
2019	39.48	1814^th	3275	44.6%
2022	30.03	2603^rd	3311	21.4%
2023	56.65	923^rd	3250	71.6%
2024	49.09	1233^rd	3160	61.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.72	1527^th	2420	36.9%
2024	48.76	995^th	2634	62.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.84	2116^th	5084	58.4%
2019	56.91	1956^th	5173	62.2%
2022	44.62	2633^rd	5264	50.0%
2023	42.38	2874^th	5374	46.5%
2024	51.96	2265^th	5511	58.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	60.48	99^th	356	72.2%
2024	60.34	103^rd	364	71.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.22	2482^nd	5413	54.1%
2019	41.52	3012^th	5492	45.2%
2022	27.18	4001^st	5635	29.0%
2023	27.91	3975^th	5617	29.2%
2024	37.08	3259^th	5605	41.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.78	1455^th	2128	31.6%
2019	36.27	1462^nd	2585	43.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.34	3835^th	5431	29.4%
2019	41.35	2954^th	5510	46.4%
2022	37.36	3181^st	5663	43.8%
2023	36.46	3304^th	5650	41.5%
2024	46.27	2676^th	5636	52.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ruby Drive Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.96	2040^th	4830	57.8%
2019	56.04	1906^th	4963	61.6%
2022	41.80	2764^th	5084	45.6%
2023	42.23	2739^th	5098	46.3%
2024	57.01	1840^th	5102	63.9%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ruby Drive Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	231	3	51	263	3	n/a	n/a	551
1989	204	6	43	287	0	n/a	n/a	540
1990	215	14	32	298	2	n/a	n/a	561
1991	195	20	43	319	1	n/a	n/a	578
1992	195	16	38	326	0	n/a	n/a	575
1993	173	13	46	332	0	n/a	n/a	564
1994	171	11	49	361	1	n/a	n/a	593
1995	154	15	32	433	0	n/a	n/a	634
1996	154	15	32	433	0	n/a	n/a	634
1997	142	19	32	435	0	n/a	n/a	628
1998	135	27	43	437	0	n/a	n/a	642
1999	131	18	34	433	0	n/a	n/a	616
2000	117	17	44	453	0	n/a	n/a	631
2001	104	12	39	487	0	n/a	n/a	642
2002	94	11	43	510	0	n/a	n/a	658
2003	94	11	43	510	0	n/a	n/a	658
2004	108	7	30	520	2	n/a	n/a	667
2005	84	8	22	469	1	n/a	n/a	584
2006	74	7	18	450	1	n/a	n/a	550
2007	60	7	23	425	1	n/a	n/a	516
2008	46	5	20	412	1	n/a	n/a	484
2009	28	6	14	420	0	0	3	471
2010	29	5	11	427	0	0	4	476
2011	27	3	22	433	0	1	3	489
2012	19	5	7	410	0	3	2	446
2013	26	3	8	394	0	0	3	434
2014	23	2	7	409	0	3	3	447
2015	15	5	7	351	0	1	0	379
2016	21	9	6	381	0	1	0	418
2017	17	4	4	368	0	1	0	394
2018	14	2	3	360	0	0	0	379
2019	18	4	5	355	0	1	0	383
2020	25	8	13	371	0	0	0	417
2021	24	2	6	323	0	1	0	356
2022	18	3	9	320	0	0	2	352
2023	13	7	13	332	0	0	8	373
2024	10	8	19	333	1	3	6	380

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 Ruby Drive Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	551	20.2	27.2	n/a
1989	540	22.2	24.3	n/a
1990	561	21.8	25.7	n/a
1991	578	21.4	27.0	n/a
1992	575	21.7	26.4	48.5
1993	564	20.6	27.4	58.2
1994	593	22.8	26.0	53
1995	634	26.8	23.7	61.7
1996	634	26.8	23.7	61.7
1997	628	26.0	24.2	63.1
1998	642	31.0	20.7	51.4
1999	616	31.3	19.7	61
2000	631	30.4	20.8	59.7
2001	642	34.0	18.9	53.1
2002	658	34.4	19.1	77.4
2003	658	34.4	19.1	77.4
2004	667	31.9	20.9	28.6
2005	584	29.0	20.1	76.4
2006	550	26.1	21.1	77.8
2007	516	25.0	20.6	83.3
2008	484	27.3	17.7	41.5
2009	471	22.2	18.3	88.5
2010	476	21.0	22.6	83.8
2011	489	n/a	n/a	69.9
2012	446	16.5	27.0	n/a
2013	434	15.5	28.0	69.8
2014	447	15.0	29.8	90.8
2015	379	15.0	25.2	93.4
2016	418	16.0	26.1	88.8
2017	394	16.0	24.6	88.1
2018	379	14.0	27.0	87.3
2019	383	16.0	23.9	88.8
2020	417	n/a	n/a	85.6
2021	356	16.0	22.2	84.8
2022	352	15.5	22.7	83.2
2023	373	15.5	24.0	81.8
2024	380	17.0	22.3	81.3

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 Ruby Drive Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	551	20.2	27.2	n/a
1989	540	22.2	24.3	n/a
1990	561	21.8	25.7	n/a
1991	578	21.4	27.0	n/a
1992	575	21.7	26.4	48.5
1993	564	20.6	27.4	58.2
1994	593	22.8	26.0	53
1995	634	26.8	23.7	61.7
1996	634	26.8	23.7	61.7
1997	628	26.0	24.2	63.1
1998	642	31.0	20.7	51.4
1999	616	31.3	19.7	61
2000	631	30.4	20.8	59.7
2001	642	34.0	18.9	53.1
2002	658	34.4	19.1	77.4
2003	658	34.4	19.1	77.4
2004	667	31.9	20.9	28.6
2005	584	29.0	20.1	76.4
2006	550	26.1	21.1	77.8
2007	516	25.0	20.6	83.3
2008	484	27.3	17.7	41.5
2009	471	22.2	18.3	88.5
2010	476	21.0	22.6	83.8
2011	489	n/a	n/a	69.9
2012	446	16.5	27.0	n/a
2013	434	15.5	28.0	69.8
2014	447	15.0	29.8	90.8
2015	379	15.0	25.2	93.4
2016	418	16.0	26.1	88.8
2017	394	16.0	24.6	88.1
2018	379	14.0	27.0	87.3
2019	383	16.0	23.9	88.8
2020	417	n/a	n/a	85.6
2021	356	16.0	22.2	84.8
2022	352	15.5	22.7	83.2
2023	373	15.5	24.0	81.8
2024	380	17.0	22.3	81.3

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.

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