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Enrollment
1,284
High
DISTRICT 1,221 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 130537002093
Ridgeland High School
2478 Happy Valley Rd, Rossville, GA 30741 · (706) 820-9361 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,284 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Georgia public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,227 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 366 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 276 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
32.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 9 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Ridgeland High School
Ridgeland High School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland High School this school | 1,284 | 95.6% | 37.9% |
| LaFayette High School La Fayette | 1,157 | 94.2% | 50.4% |
| Stephens County High School Toccoa | 1,133 | 89.0% | 44.4% |
| Franklin County High School Carnesville | 1,043 | 87.9% | 31.9% |
| Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Fort Oglethorpe | 963 | 87.7% | 41.9% |
| Jasper County High School Monticello | 818 | 91.2% | 31.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Ridgeland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #208 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #238 of 417 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,284 | #186 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #110 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #324 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #105 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #150 of 168 |
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
1,284
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,296
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,284 | 89.1 | 14.4:1 | 96% (1,227) |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 90.2 | 14.4:1 | 84% (1,091) |
| 2022-23 | 1,244 | 91.1 | 13.7:1 | 70% (866) |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 82 | 15.5:1 | 74% (944) |
| 2017-18 | 1,317 | 83.9 | 15.7:1 | 74% (972) |
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 88 | 15.7:1 | 71% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 1,374 | 107 | 12.8:1 | 68% (939) |
| 2000-01 | 1,253 | 72 | 17.4:1 | 30% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 1,296 | 74 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,317 to 1,284); teachers up 6% (83.9 to 89.1).
About Ridgeland High School
Located in Rossville, Georgia, Ridgeland High School is a mid-sized high school. The school enrolls 1,284 students in grades 9 through 12.
Walker County has a total of 15 schools and 8,379 students, Ridgeland High School among them.
About 78% of the student body at Ridgeland High School is White. The remaining students are 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Walker County, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 89.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.4:1. Across high schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Of all students at Ridgeland High School, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Walker County, the average eligibility rate is 85%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Ridgeland High School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.0%. Ridgeland High School scores 37.9%.
For the population of Walker County, the median household earns about $59,469 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Ridgeland High School shares Walker County with 17 other public schools.
Rossville Middle School is the nearest public school to Ridgeland High School, about 0.7 miles away. Ridgeland High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; Ridgeland High School posts 37.9%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,274 in 2020-21 and 1,284 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.5:1 to 14.4:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- LaFayette High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- LaFayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
Other schools in Rossville
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Stone Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Rossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Rossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- Cloud Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other Ridgeland High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ridgeland High. Ridgeland High School is the largest of the 3.
- Ridgeland High SchoolRidgeland, MS · 995 students
- Ridgeland HighRidgeland, SC · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Rossville Middle School0.7 mi · 446
- Stone Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 448
- Rossville Elementary School1.9 mi · 447
- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School2.1 mi · 418
- Chattanooga Valley Middle School2.8 mi · 449
- Fairyland Elementary School3.1 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeland High SchoolHow large is Ridgeland High School?
Ridgeland High School enrolls approximately 1,284 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ridgeland High School serve?
Ridgeland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeland High School is approximately 14.4:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgeland High School?
At Ridgeland High School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ridgeland High School public or private?
Ridgeland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.