TexasSchoolsRUCKER EL

RUCKER EL

PublicRegular
HOUSTON, Texas · HOUSTON ISD
Teachers37.0FTE
Ratio11.3:1students per teacher
Students418enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students418
Grade Span
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch95%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
14.0:1
(2024)
24%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
(2024)
16.2%vs prior yr
Enrollment
434
(2024)
3.8%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

11.0:111.9:112.9:113.8:114.8:115.7:12020202120222023202414.0:113.8:114.6:111.3:114.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1RUCKER ELUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

368382396411425439262931333538202020212022202320243793733944184342727273731EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment379373394418434
Teacher FTE2727273731
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.0:113.8:114.6:111.3:114.0:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.