Best Public Schools in Ruffin, SC

Summary:

The city of Ruffin, South Carolina has only one public elementary school, Bells Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 291 students. While the school has a diverse student population, with roughly equal percentages of White and African American students, as well as a significant Hispanic population, its academic performance is consistently below the state and Colleton 01 district averages.

Bells Elementary's proficiency rates on the SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.8% of 3rd graders at Bells Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.8% statewide and 33.5% in the Colleton 01 district. The school's performance on the SCPASS Science assessment for 4th grade is also below the state and district averages.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,533 and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 to 1, the consistently low academic performance suggests that the school and district may need to re-evaluate the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning. Additionally, the school's high poverty rate, with 100% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch, may present unique challenges and resource needs that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for the students at Bells Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)			SC READY Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12088 Bells Highway	Ruffin	29475	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0012	291	21	13.8	100.0%	125 (43.0%)	126 (43.3%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	12	578^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.9	599^th of 644 public elementary schools	7.0%	21	29.8	42.9	31.9	23.4	18.3	21.2	$16,533	$2,150	$1,155	$3,305	$11,182	$2,046	$13,227

Cities Near Ruffin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walterboro	10.67 mi	7	212^th
Branchville	16.41 mi	4	73^rd
Varnville	18.04 mi	6	158^th
Saint George	18.04 mi	2	118^th
Hampton	19.19 mi	4	115^th

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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.

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