Enrollment
97
High
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2·NCES 080621001090
Ridgway High School
1200 GREEN STREET, RIDGWAY, CO 81432 · (970) 626-5788 · Ouray County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
26 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 25 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 27% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ridgway School District R-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridgway High School
Ridgway High School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway High School this school | 97 | 26.8% | 37.3% |
| Soroco High School OAK CREEK | 103 | 26.2% | 58.0% |
| Mesa Valley Community School GRAND JUNCTION | 178 | 29.8% | 44.0% |
| Mancos High School MANCOS | 142 | 29.6% | N/A |
| Colorado Early Colleges Windsor WINDSOR | 196 | 26.0% | 39.6% |
| Clear Creek High School EVERGREEN | 182 | 31.9% | 28.5% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridgway High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #335 of 409 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
97
-5 (-5%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97 | 12.2 | 8.0:1 | 27% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 12.2 | 8.3:1 | 24% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 11.6 | 9.3:1 | 13% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 21% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 9.9 | 10.0:1 | 19% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 28% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | 21% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 10% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 63 | 10 | 6.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgway High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (99 to 97); teachers up 23% (9.9 to 12.2).
About Ridgway High School
Ridgway High School is a very small high school in RIDGWAY, Colorado, one of the schools in Ridgway School District R-2. Total enrollment is 97 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 85% below the average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.
Ridgway High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Ridgway School District R-2, with 320 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ridgway High School is White: 72%. Next come 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 90% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ridgway High School scores 44%.
There are about 8.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ridgway High School, which has 12.2. By comparison, the average for high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Ridgway High School is about 27%. The average for public schools in Ouray County is similar, at 28%.
Ridgway High School falls short of its prediction by 13.2 points. The model expects 50.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado; the school's rate is 37.3%.
The school's county is Ouray County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,020, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Ouray County's 6 public schools enroll about 500 students and include Ridgway High School.
Ridgway Middle School is the nearest public school to Ridgway High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ridgway High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ridgway High School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment was 97 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 102. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 8.0:1.
This page is set up for the Ridgway High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ouray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,087
Census ACS
Median income
$91,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
500 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgway School District R-2
- Ridgway Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Ridgway Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in RIDGWAY
- Ridgway Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Ridgway Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway Middle School0.0 mi · 74
- Ridgway Elementary School0.8 mi · 149
- Ouray Middle School10.8 mi · 55
- Ouray Elementary School10.8 mi · 79
- Ouray Senior High School10.8 mi · 46
- Telluride High School15.7 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgway High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgway High School?
Ridgway High School enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ridgway High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgway High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgway High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgway High School is approximately 8.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridgway High School?
Ridgway High School reports a student body of 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgway High School?
Ridgway High School is overseen by Ridgway School District R-2 in Ouray County.
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