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Best kept secret at Ringgold Elementary School?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATOOSA COUNTY·NCES 130093000355
Ringgold Elementary School
322 Evitt Ln, Ringgold, GA 30736 · (706) 935-2912 · Catoosa County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
249 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 153 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
40.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 40.9% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ringgold Elementary School
Ringgold Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Elementary School this school | 445 | 56.0% | 42.4% |
| Armuchee Primary School Rome | 480 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Armuchee Elementary School Armuchee | 401 | 54.9% | 52.6% |
| Pine Log Elementary Rydal | 463 | 60.9% | 56.0% |
| Woodstation Elementary School Rock Spring | 415 | 52.8% | 40.8% |
| Ringgold Primary School Ringgold | 552 | 55.4% | N/A |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Ringgold Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Catoosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #503 of 1,208 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #606 of 1,215 ▼ 53 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #474 of 1,215 ▼ 55 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #742 of 1,183 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #984 of 1,324 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #810 of 1,301 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #1,044 of 1,301 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #988 of 1,312 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #685 of 854 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
445
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 56% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.5 | 13.2:1 | 54% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 35.5 | 12.4:1 | 41% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 48% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 39% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (472 to 445); teachers down 6% (34 to 32).
About Ringgold Elementary School
Ringgold Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Ringgold, Georgia. The school has 445 students in 2024-25 across grades 3 through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Catoosa County has 16 schools; together they serve 10,134 students.
The share of students at Ringgold Elementary School who are White is 82%. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
With 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Ringgold Elementary School, 56% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Catoosa County average a similar 58%.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.4%. Ringgold Elementary School scores 42.4%.
Looking at the county, Catoosa County, the median household earns about $74,639 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ringgold Elementary School, Catoosa County has 16 public schools.
Ringgold Elementary School's nearest public school is Ringgold Primary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.4%; Ringgold Elementary School's is 42.4%, ranking 7th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ringgold Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Catoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,634
Census ACS
Median income
$74,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
10,134 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catoosa County
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other schools in Ringgold
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Boynton Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Ringgold Primary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Other Ringgold Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ringgold Elementary. Ringgold Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Ringgold ElementaryClarksville, TN · 829 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENTON, AR · 511 students
- Ringgold Elementary SchoolRIO GRANDE CITY, TX · 482 students
- Ringgold Elementary SchoolRinggold, LA · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold Primary School0.1 mi · 552
- Ringgold High School2.2 mi · 1,052
- Ringgold Middle School2.3 mi · 725
- Boynton Elementary School2.9 mi · 580
- Heritage High School2.9 mi · 1,268
- Heritage Middle School2.9 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ringgold Elementary School?
Ringgold Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Ringgold Elementary School serve?
Ringgold Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ringgold Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ringgold Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ringgold Elementary School?
Ringgold Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ringgold Elementary School in?
Ringgold Elementary School is part of Catoosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.