RUBY YOUNG TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY

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Regular School · DESOTO, TX

RUBY YOUNG TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY is a regular school school in DESOTO, Texas, serving grades KG–08 with 263 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

263

Teachers (FTE)

13.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	193	73%
Hispanic/Latino	56	21%
Two or more races	9	3%
White	4	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	263	135M / 128F

English Language Learners: 13 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -29.4pp	36.4%	306
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -26.3pp	41.3%	286
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	111

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)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	263	100%

Contact & Location

707 YOUNG BLVD

DESOTO, TX 75115

Phone: (972)223-6505

http://rubyyounges.desotoisd.org/

District

DESOTO ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,586

District enrollment: 6,322

Other Schools in District

COCKRELL HILL EL Elementary
FRANK D MOATES EL Elementary
KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY Elementary
THE MEADOWS EL Elementary
WOODRIDGE EL Elementary
DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP) High
DESOTO H S High
CURTISTENE S MCCOWAN MIDDLE Middle

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 75115) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

481686001461

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