Ruston High School
900 Bearcat Dr
Ruston LA, 71270, Lincoln County
Phone: 318-255-0807
Ranking: 
(65 out of 276, top 24%)*
(65 out of 276, top 24%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lincoln Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 92 | 84 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 78 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,200 | 1,149 | 1,132 | 1,116 | 1,071 | 1,042 | 1,062 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 337 | 28.1% | 313 | 27.2% | 298 | 26.3% | 331 | 29.7% | 293 | 27.4% | 299 | 28.7% | 305 | 28.7% |
| Grade 10: | 311 | 25.9% | 284 | 24.7% | 322 | 28.4% | 282 | 25.3% | 285 | 26.6% | 263 | 25.2% | 283 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 266 | 22.2% | 288 | 25.1% | 268 | 23.7% | 255 | 22.8% | 252 | 23.5% | 241 | 23.1% | 259 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 286 | 23.8% | 264 | 23.0% | 244 | 21.6% | 248 | 22.2% | 241 | 22.5% | 239 | 22.9% | 215 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 603 | 50.3% | 537 | 46.7% | 536 | 47.3% | 529 | 47.4% | 502 | 46.9% | 506 | 48.6% | 520 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 597 | 49.8% | 612 | 53.3% | 596 | 52.7% | 587 | 52.6% | 561 | 52.4% | 528 | 50.7% | 538 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 2.7% | 30 | 2.6% | 23 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 576 | 48.0% | 554 | 48.2% | 549 | 48.5% | 528 | 47.3% | 511 | 47.7% | 481 | 46.2% | 486 | 45.8% |
| White: | 576 | 48.0% | 552 | 48.0% | 546 | 48.2% | 551 | 49.4% | 527 | 49.2% | 529 | 50.8% | 544 | 51.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 555 | 46.3% | 487 | 42.4% | 463 | 40.9% | 458 | 41.0% | 394 | 36.8% | 376 | 36.1% | 402 | 37.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 4.2% | 47 | 4.1% | 61 | 5.4% | 51 | 4.6% | 57 | 5.3% | 43 | 4.1% | 52 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.03 | 13.64 | 12.47 | 13.27 | 12.22 | 12.30 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,300.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,451.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,913.0 |
* Ruston High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.