School and Community

Ruskin Christian School is a private school in Hillsborough County, Florida. RCS, a ministry of First Baptist Church in Ruskin, has served the Ruskin and South Shore community since 1968.

  • School Code: 101-462

  • 2023-2024 Student Body 382

    • Preschool 75

    • Elementary 168

    • Secondary 139

  • Calendar

    • Four quarter, two semester grading system.

    • Traditional schedule of seven fifty-minute class periods.

  • Community Service Requirements (100 hours)

    • If students would like to be eligible for the State of Florida Bright Futures scholarships they must complete the required hours.

  • Accreditation and Affiliation

    • FCC—Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools

    • National Counsel for Private School Accreditation

    • Middles States Association

    • COGNIA—(formally AdvancED) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

  • Sports Affiliation

    • FCC—Florida Christian Conference

    • FCAPPS — Florida Christian Association of Private and Parochial Schools.

  • Student Competitions

    • Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools

      • Spelling Bee (1-12)

      • Creative Writing (1-12)

      • Fine Arts (1-12)

  • Extra-Curricular Activities

    • RCS offers extra-curricular opportunities in sports and drama. Student Council elections are held each year with each homeroom electing a council representative. Students are also selected by their classmates to represent their class on the Homecoming Court.

    • Students that meet the academic eligibility may be offered membership in the National Honor Society. Students are selected by the faculty council for membership.

GPA Computation

The GPA is the equivalent GPA quality points divided by the number of yearly credits. GPA calculations are done at the end of each semester in high school.

Grading Scale

  • 90-100 A

  • 80-89 B

  • 70-79 C

  • 60-69 D

Course Offerings

  • Regular

  • Honors

  • Dual Enrollment

  • AP—through FLVS

Graduation Requirements

  • English 4 units

  • Math 4 units

  • Science 4 units

  • History 4 units

  • Foreign Language 2 units college prep/honors

  • Fine Arts 1 units

  • PE 1 units

  • Electives 8 units

    • (Including four credits of Bible)

  • Note: RCS requires an additional science and history course that the State of Florida does not Require.

  • Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.0

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