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Ruston High School
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Ruston High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston, LA 71270 · (318) 255-0807 · Part of Lincoln Parish School District

Ruston’s School Grade A better than 87% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,212
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ruston High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state

On the path

Where Ruston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Ruston High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 Bearcat Drive, Ruston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9331
Grade 10318
Grade 11287
Grade 12276
Enrollment over time
1,301’20
1,271’21
1,310’22
1,277’23
1,212’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 43%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ruston High School from Ruston families.

Other schools in Lincoln Parish School District

The district →
Choudrant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Choudrant
A−
536 students16:1
Simsboro High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Simsboro
B+
532 students12:1
Dubach School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dubach
B−
134 students12:1
Glen View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ruston
438 students11:1
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ruston
412 students15:1
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ruston
326 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Ruston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.