Best Ruffin Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public school serving 300 students in Ruffin, NC (there are 1 private school, serving 27 private students). 92% of all K-12 students in Ruffin, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top-ranked public school in Ruffin, NC is Lincoln Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Ruffin, NC public school have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Ruffin have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).