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Ruth Hill Elementary School
5230 Tipperary Trail Lincoln NE, 68512, Lancaster County Phone: 402-436-1142 Ranking:  (13 out of 761, top 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Lincoln Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 481 | 481 | 474 | 449 | 491 | 559 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 15.8% | 80 | 16.6% | 84 | 17.5% | 87 | 18.4% | 68 | 15.1% | 66 | 13.4% | 81 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 16.3% | 94 | 19.5% | 83 | 17.3% | 73 | 15.4% | 64 | 14.3% | 80 | 16.3% | 95 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 17.3% | 84 | 17.5% | 82 | 17.0% | 71 | 15.0% | 84 | 18.7% | 82 | 16.7% | 107 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.6% | 68 | 14.1% | 80 | 16.9% | 75 | 16.7% | 86 | 17.5% | 93 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 14.6% | 72 | 15.0% | 82 | 17.0% | 79 | 16.7% | 79 | 17.6% | 88 | 17.9% | 97 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 13.9% | 76 | 15.8% | 82 | 17.0% | 84 | 17.7% | 79 | 17.6% | 89 | 18.1% | 86 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 49.7% | 234 | 48.6% | 236 | 49.1% | 229 | 48.3% | 213 | 47.4% | 244 | 49.7% | 288 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 268 | 50.3% | 247 | 51.4% | 245 | 50.9% | 245 | 51.7% | 228 | 50.8% | 239 | 48.7% | 267 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 17 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 6.9% | 37 | 7.7% | 30 | 6.2% | 21 | 4.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.1% | 21 | 3.8% |
| White: | 417 | 78.2% | 389 | 80.9% | 397 | 82.5% | 411 | 86.7% | 421 | 93.8% | 459 | 93.5% | 515 | 92.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 9.0% | 28 | 5.8% | 34 | 7.1% | 24 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 17.4% | 87 | 18.1% | 96 | 20.0% | 80 | 16.9% | 67 | 14.9% | 58 | 11.8% | 62 | 11.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 9.9% | 27 | 5.6% | 26 | 5.4% | 30 | 6.3% | 36 | 8.0% | 42 | 8.6% | 48 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.68 | 14.87 | 15.32 | 15.96 | 14.72 | 15.20 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 132.01 | 118.86 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 134.60 | 114.04 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 135.44 | 123.09 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.66 | 110.04 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.87 | 115.80 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 129.25 | 116.15 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 134.24 | 119.13 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.95 | 118.44 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 131.82 | 114.77 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 133.63 | 113.70 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 134.03 | 119.02 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 127.77 | 120.97 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 136.60 | 120.85 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 140.43 | 123.12 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 49.99 | 46.36 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.88 | 119.19 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 126.79 | 114.34 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 140.53 | 114.21 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 135.01 | 111.72 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 135.09 | 120.00 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 135.16 | 119.57 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 151.69 | 129.40 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.06 | 92.91 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 115.72 | 102.60 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,936.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,298.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,496.0 |
* Ruth Hill Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.