Ruffner Middle Middle School
610 May Ave Norfolk VA, 23504, Norfolk City County Phone: 757-628-2466 Ranking:  (1,452 out of 1,459, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Norfolk City Public Schools 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: | 61 | 67 | 74 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 794 | 812 | 885 | 853 | 839 | 764 | 828 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 261 | 32.9% | 249 | 30.7% | 334 | 37.7% | 305 | 35.8% | 336 | 40.0% | 255 | 33.4% | 287 | 34.7% |
| Grade 7: | 252 | 31.7% | 317 | 39.0% | 279 | 31.5% | 319 | 37.4% | 256 | 30.5% | 275 | 36.0% | 269 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 281 | 35.4% | 246 | 30.3% | 272 | 30.7% | 229 | 26.8% | 247 | 29.4% | 234 | 30.6% | 272 | 32.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 400 | 50.4% | 413 | 50.9% | 464 | 52.4% | 426 | 49.9% | 384 | 45.8% | 333 | 43.6% | 397 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 394 | 49.6% | 399 | 49.1% | 421 | 47.6% | 427 | 50.1% | 417 | 49.7% | 391 | 51.2% | 403 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.5% | 15 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 693 | 87.3% | 692 | 85.2% | 772 | 87.2% | 760 | 89.1% | 752 | 89.6% | 665 | 87.0% | 746 | 90.1% |
| White: | 50 | 6.3% | 58 | 7.1% | 51 | 5.8% | 48 | 5.6% | 47 | 5.6% | 53 | 6.9% | 43 | 5.2% |
| 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: | 21 | 2.6% | 32 | 3.9% | 30 | 3.4% | 26 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 579 | 72.9% | 560 | 69.0% | 606 | 68.5% | 622 | 72.9% | 562 | 67.0% | 475 | 62.2% | 528 | 63.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 5.3% | 44 | 5.4% | 49 | 5.5% | 67 | 7.9% | 73 | 8.7% | 82 | 10.7% | 78 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.12 | 12.15 | 12.01 | 14.58 | 14.22 | 15.00 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 84% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 66% | 77% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 74% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.5% | 78% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 52.4% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 28.1% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 52.3% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 81% |
| 2007 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| 2008 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 83% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 47% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 20% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 33.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 42.7% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.5% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 83% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 81% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 90% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 90% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 93% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 69% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 70.4% | 76.2% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 83% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98% | 84% | 88% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 99% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 91% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 92% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98.2% | 72.1% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 67.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 74% | 80% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 78% | 81% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 86% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 90% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 91% |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95.5% | 76.3% | 83% |
| 2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 85% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 74% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 73% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 78% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 80% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 76% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 81% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 80% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 63% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 66.9% | 75.7% |
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* Ruffner Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.