Ruby’s public schools
Kingston City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ruby. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 76% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Ruby’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Ruby’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Kingston High School places highest (better than 95%); John F Kennedy School lowest (7%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Ruby, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Kingston High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ruby, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ruby
George Washington School
Grades PK–4 · 492 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
5th grade in Ruby · depends on your address
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 936 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
M Clifford Miller Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 826 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Lake Katrine
6th grade in Ruby · depends on your address
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 936 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
M Clifford Miller Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 826 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Lake Katrine
7th grade in Ruby · depends on your address
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 936 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
M Clifford Miller Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 826 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Lake Katrine
8th grade in Ruby · depends on your address
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 936 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
M Clifford Miller Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 826 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Lake Katrine
9th grade in Ruby
Kingston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,749 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
10th grade in Ruby
Kingston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,749 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kingston City School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Ruby vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Ruby’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | — | Kingston City |
| Ulster | C− | Kingston City |
| Kingston | — | Kingston City |
| Saugerties | B− | Saugerties Central |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Kingston City with Ruby, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Ruby
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ruby’s schools
Are Ruby’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ruby. Kingston City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ruby. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ruby in?
Kingston City School District.
Where do Ruby kids go to high school?
Kingston High School.
Parents talk
What Ruby families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ruby → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.