Ruediger Elementary, 526 W. 10th Ave.: grades K to 5, 474 students in 2023-24 and an incomplete in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Leon County Schools’ school directory, zone maps and 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the federal NCES school directory.
Ruediger Elementary School is the Leon County Schools elementary school for grades K to 5 at 526 W. 10th Ave., Tallahassee.
Who to call
- Front office: 850-488-1074, 526 W. 10th Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32303
- School website: ruediger.leonschools.net
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s School Zones lookup
- Enrolling a new student: Student Admissions, registrar support 850-561-8375
- Buses: the district’s bus stop lookup
| Address | 526 W. 10th Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32303 |
| Phone | 850-488-1074 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| District | Leon County Schools |
| 2026 state grade | Incomplete |
Principal
Principal Shannon Lea, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 474 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 14 students per teacher.
- School’s own figure: the school’s website lists enrollment of 510 students.
- Economically disadvantaged students: 100% in the state’s 2026 grades file.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Incomplete |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | C |
The state’s 2026 school grades file lists Ruediger Elementary’s grade as incomplete and publishes no 2026 component scores for it. Our schools guide has more on the 2026 grades.
The full report card, with results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s School Zones page, which links separate elementary, middle and high school zone lookups.
Laying the district’s elementary zone map over the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the Ruediger Elementary zone takes in about 5% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 100% of the zone’s 5,716 addresses are inside the city.
The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Ruediger Elementary zone on the district’s maps are Griffin Middle and Raa Middle, and the high school zone is Leon High.
Families who want a school outside their zone can apply through controlled open enrollment; when applicants outnumber seats, the district holds a computerized random selection.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, which applies to every Leon County district school:
- Monday, Oct. 12: teacher planning day, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 15-19, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
The school’s website lists school hours as 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., with breakfast from 7:45 a.m. and supervision until 3:15 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
More on Tallahassee schools
- The district’s school directory, which links each school’s website
- Every public school in Tallahassee, with zones and report cards
- Our Tallahassee schools guide for enrollment, the School Board and the district calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Ruediger Elementary serve?
Grades K to 5. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 526 W. 10th Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32303.
What is Ruediger Elementary’s school grade?
Florida listed Ruediger Elementary’s 2026 school grade as incomplete. It earned an A in 2025 and a C in 2024.
Who is the principal of Ruediger Elementary?
Shannon Lea, according to the school’s website.
Which middle school does Ruediger Elementary feed into?
The district zones each level by address. The middle school zones that overlap the Ruediger Elementary zone are Griffin Middle and Raa Middle.
What time does Ruediger Elementary start?
The school’s website lists a start time of 8:30 a.m.; call 850-488-1074 to confirm.
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