Mountain Ridge Middle School

Mountain Ridge Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, run under Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an. The school caters to 690 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 462 students.

Mountain Ridge Middle School is one of 39 schools operated by Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an, a district that instructs 25,607 students overall.

Demographically, Mountain Ridge Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mountain Ridge Middle School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Mountain Ridge Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 46.6%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Mountain Ridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Academy International Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mountain Ridge Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Mountain Ridge Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 1,012 (now 690). White enrollment moved from 66% to 58% across the same window.

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