Ruggles Lane

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Ruggles Lane is an elementary school in Barre, Massachusetts, serving 388 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Quabbin District, which is ranked 208 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ruggles Lane's academic performance is generally below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics was around 36%, compared to the state averages of 39.17% and 40.91%, respectively. However, the school's performance in Science is relatively stronger, with 61.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.95%. The school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 508 out of 916 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 460 out of 932 in 2021-2022, and its overall rating from SchoolDigger is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance.

Interestingly, Ruggles Lane's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students and students with low socioeconomic status perform better than their male and White counterparts. The nearby schools in the Quabbin District, such as Hardwick Elementary and Oakham Center, generally perform better than Ruggles Lane on MCAS assessments and have higher statewide rankings, though they still struggle to match the state averages in many subject areas.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 105 Ruggles Lane
       Barre, MA  01005


(978) 355-2934

District: Quabbin

SchoolDigger Rank:
508th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,251 Help


Students who attend Ruggles Lane usually attend:

Middle:    Quabbin Regional Middle School
High:    Quabbin Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  388

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.4%
Hispanic:
4.4%
African American:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.9% Help


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Compare Details Ruggles Lane ranks worse than 55.5% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Quabbin School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ruggles Lane has the largest elementary school student body size in the Quabbin School District. Racial makeup is: White (88.4%), Hispanic (4.4%), African American (3.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ruggles Lane is 15.5. 2 elementary schools in the Quabbin School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ruggles Lane is $18,251, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Quabbin School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ruggles Lane:

SchoolDigger ranks Ruggles Lane 508th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Ruggles Lane in the ranking list.)

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Quabbin:

SchoolDigger ranks Quabbin 208th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ruggles Lane

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Rank History for all students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 43.53 545th 884 38.3%
2004 45.88 511th 882 42.1%
2005 58.22 392nd 887 55.8%
2006 41.35 581st 911 36.2%
2007 43.90 569th 911 37.5%
2008 37.41 626th 908 31.1%
2009 27.15 716th 909 21.2%
2010 39.16 623rd 920 32.3%
2011 52.32 506th 924 45.2%
2012 54.81 472nd 930 49.2%
2013 55.73 464th 928 50.0%
2014 45.66 559th 926 39.6%
2015 47.99 521st 914 43.0%
2016 33.61 658th 932 29.4%
2017 32.02 681st 938 27.4%
2018 34.86 644th 934 31.0%
2019 40.49 594th 942 36.9%
2021 51.24 477th 936 49.0%
2022 52.01 460th 932 50.6%
2023 43.31 534th 928 42.5%
2024 46.50 508th 916 44.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.98 480th 886 45.8%
2019 44.10 521st 896 41.9%
2021 48.67 431st 894 51.8%
2022 58.01 328th 905 63.8%
2023 33.00 460th 703 34.6%
2024 38.11 428th 731 41.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.88 318th 685 53.6%
2019 45.98 385th 700 45.0%
2021 61.90 211th 705 70.1%
2022 67.16 193rd 772 75.0%
2023 48.92 384th 757 49.3%
2024 53.64 316th 760 58.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.39 679th 893 24.0%
2019 28.99 682nd 902 24.4%
2021 59.12 371st 898 58.7%
2022 59.52 367th 901 59.3%
2023 58.23 387th 887 56.4%
2024 58.38 379th 886 57.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.70 211th 656 67.8%
2019 57.94 219th 665 67.1%
2021 44.93 308th 632 51.3%
2022 49.66 287th 672 57.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.39 557th 898 38.0%
2019 51.43 457th 907 49.6%
2021 41.84 519th 904 42.6%
2022 44.27 501st 908 44.8%
2023 32.59 622nd 896 30.6%
2024 39.51 549th 891 38.4%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.69 515th 925 44.3%
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Rank History for White students at Ruggles Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.87 656th 772 15.0%
2019 25.79 642nd 780 17.7%
2021 34.86 544th 765 28.9%
2022 39.40 499th 764 34.7%
2023 34.32 541st 762 29.0%
2024 34.35 542nd 753 28.0%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary 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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Ruggles Lane

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 242 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 246
1989 232 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1990 266 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1991 489 4 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 498
1992 510 5 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1993 542 4 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 536 4 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1995 596 7 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1996 596 7 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1997 629 10 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 645
1998 603 14 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1999 567 18 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2000 586 9 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 600
2001 569 12 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2002 529 8 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 545
2003 529 8 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 545
2004 528 8 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 542
2005 523 6 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2006 517 3 4 9 3 n/a n/a 16 552
2007 505 3 5 7 3 n/a n/a 14 537
2008 509 3 4 5 2 n/a n/a 8 531
2009 504 2 4 10 1 0 10 0 531
2010 454 2 3 9 1 0 9 0 478
2011 412 1 2 13 0 0 15 0 443
2012 411 0 2 12 1 0 13 0 439
2013 395 0 2 12 0 0 9 0 418
2014 371 1 2 9 0 0 7 0 390
2015 383 0 3 20 0 1 11 0 418
2016 361 1 3 21 0 1 11 0 398
2017 333 0 5 19 0 1 10 0 368
2018 427 0 4 23 0 2 8 0 464
2019 423 4 4 21 0 2 8 0 462
2020 408 6 4 23 0 2 11 0 454
2021 303 5 4 15 0 1 9 0 337
2022 346 9 4 17 0 1 15 0 392
2023 343 13 1 17 0 1 13 0 388

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 Ruggles Lane

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 246 n/a n/a n/a
1989 238 n/a n/a n/a
1990 273 n/a n/a n/a
1991 498 n/a n/a n/a
1992 523 n/a n/a n/a
1993 555 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 550 n/a n/a n/a
1995 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 645 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 622 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 591 n/a 0.0 0
2000 600 n/a 0.0 19
2001 584 n/a 0.0 18.5
2002 545 n/a n/a 21.7
2003 545 n/a n/a 21.7
2004 542 35.8 15.1 14.2
2005 533 35.6 15.0 13.1
2006 552 32.3 17.1 18.8
2007 537 31.0 17.3 18
2008 531 34.1 15.6 15.3
2009 531 33.9 15.7 22.2
2010 478 33.9 14.1 27.2
2011 443 31.1 14.2 27.8
2012 439 29.4 14.9 29.2
2013 418 28.9 14.4 34.7
2014 390 25.6 15.2 35.9
2015 418 24.0 17.4 40.9
2016 398 23.0 17.3 n/a
2017 368 23.2 15.8 n/a
2018 464 30.2 15.3 n/a
2019 462 26.1 17.7 n/a
2020 454 28.0 16.1 n/a
2021 337 22.2 15.1 n/a
2022 392 25.8 15.1 n/a
2023 388 25.0 15.5 n/a

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 Ruggles Lane

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 246 n/a n/a n/a
1989 238 n/a n/a n/a
1990 273 n/a n/a n/a
1991 498 n/a n/a n/a
1992 523 n/a n/a n/a
1993 555 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 550 n/a n/a n/a
1995 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 645 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 622 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 591 n/a 0.0 0
2000 600 n/a 0.0 19
2001 584 n/a 0.0 18.5
2002 545 n/a n/a 21.7
2003 545 n/a n/a 21.7
2004 542 35.8 15.1 14.2
2005 533 35.6 15.0 13.1
2006 552 32.3 17.1 18.8
2007 537 31.0 17.3 18
2008 531 34.1 15.6 15.3
2009 531 33.9 15.7 22.2
2010 478 33.9 14.1 27.2
2011 443 31.1 14.2 27.8
2012 439 29.4 14.9 29.2
2013 418 28.9 14.4 34.7
2014 390 25.6 15.2 35.9
2015 418 24.0 17.4 40.9
2016 398 23.0 17.3 n/a
2017 368 23.2 15.8 n/a
2018 464 30.2 15.3 n/a
2019 462 26.1 17.7 n/a
2020 454 28.0 16.1 n/a
2021 337 22.2 15.1 n/a
2022 392 25.8 15.1 n/a
2023 388 25.0 15.5 n/a

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ruggles Lane

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $713 (4.6%) $14,840 (95.4%) $15,553
2020 $2,184 (10.8%) $17,957 (89.2%) $20,141
2021 $1,466 (8.0%) $16,785 (92.0%) $18,251

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ruggles Lane

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 594th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 534th of 928 Elementary schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ruggles Lane)4426.5
 17.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Quabbin)4740.9
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ruggles Lane)4417.7
 26.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Quabbin)4326.1
 16.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ruggles Lane)5650
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Quabbin)5546.4
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ruggles Lane)5164.6
 13.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Quabbin)5353.6
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ruggles Lane)4040.4
 0.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Quabbin)5242.1
 9.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ruggles Lane)5242.6
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Quabbin)5041.6
 8.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Ruggles Lane)4440.4
 3.6%
   5th Grade Science (Quabbin)4539.3
 5.7%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Ruggles Lane)4537.4
 7.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Quabbin)4841.7
 6.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Ruggles Lane)4838.7
 9.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Quabbin)4738
 9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Ruggles Lane)4440.4
 3.6%
   All Grades Science (Quabbin)4337.5
 5.5%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students462388
 16%
African American413
 225%
American Indian00
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic2117
 19%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White423343
 18.9%
Two or More Races813
 62.5%


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Ruggles Lane ranks 508th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 388 students attended Ruggles Lane.

Students at Ruggles Lane are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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