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Ruhuma Junior High School

Regular School · Fort Payne, AL

Ruhuma Junior High School is a regular school school in Fort Payne, Alabama, serving grades PK–08 with 175 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
175
Teachers (FTE)
11.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 122 70%
American Indian / Alaska Native 34 19%
Hispanic/Latino 15 9%
Two or more races 3 2%
Black or African American 1 1%
Total enrollment 175 92M / 83F

English Language Learners: 3 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 24.1% 86
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 46.3% 86
Science Proficiency 40-49% 31

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.55 grade levels
Math
-0.41 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
7 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
20
11.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 175 100%

Contact & Location

3371 County Road 81

Fort Payne, AL 35967

Phone: (256)845-3377

http://www.dekalbk12.org

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,907

District enrollment: 8,717

NCES ID

010114000423

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD