LouisianaSchoolsRuston Elementary School

Ruston Elementary School

PublicGrades 35
Ruston, Louisiana · Lincoln Parish
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students312
Student:Teacher9.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch57%
Title INo

Around this school

US Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates for ZIP 71270 — the area around Ruston Elementary School.

Median home value
$209k
Owner-occupied (ACS B25077)
Median rent
$814
Gross rent (ACS B25064)
Median household income
$37k
ACS B19013
Poverty rate
31.3%
ACS B17001

Walk, bike, transit

Scores 0–100 based on nearby amenity density and commute mode share. "Walker's Paradise" tier.

Walk score
93
Walker's paradise
Bike score
46
Transit score
20

How the area gets around

Commute time + mode share for residents of ZIP 71270 (ACS S0801).

Mean commute
17 min
Drive alone
90%
Public transit
0%
Walk
1.7%
Bike
0.1%
Work from home
8%

What's nearby

Closest libraries, parks, hospitals, grocery stores, and police stations within 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

Libraries
  • Lincoln Parish Library1.7 km
  • Prescott Memorial Library2.3 km
  • A C Lewis8.8 km
Parks
  • Roberts Park0.2 km
  • Memorial Park1.1 km
  • Elmore D. Mayfield Park1.4 km
Hospitals
  • Northern Louisiana Medical Center1.7 km
  • Ruston Regional Specialty Hospital2.0 km
  • Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital5.6 km
Grocery stores
  • Walmart Supercenter1.5 km
  • Shoppers Value Market1.7 km
  • Gibson's Fresh Grocer1.9 km
Police stations
  • Ruston Police Department1.6 km
  • Louisiana Tech University Police2.8 km
  • Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office3.4 km

Coming soon

Additional context being ingested.

Pending update
Home value trends (Zillow)
12-month and 5-year price-change from Zillow ZHVI — we have the current value from ACS, trends are the next step — expected this week.
Pending update
Property taxes
Effective rate + median annual tax from county assessor data — expected this week.
Pending update
Adjacent ZIP school comparison
Test-score deltas across neighbouring ZIPs — expected this week.