Ringgold Middle School

Ringgold Middle School, a moderately sized junior high in Ringgold, Georgia, operated by Catoosa County, hosts 725 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 16 schools in Catoosa County (10,134 students total), Ringgold Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ringgold Middle School reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Catoosa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Catoosa County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ringgold Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, Catoosa County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,639, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Catoosa County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,134 students), of which Ringgold Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ringgold High School, around 0.2 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ringgold Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ringgold Middle School has ticked down 5%, going from 764 students in 2018 to 725 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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