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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATOOSA COUNTY·NCES 130093000351
Ringgold Middle School
217 Tiger Trl, Ringgold, GA 30736 · (706) 935-3381 · Catoosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
361 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%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
45.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.5pp since 2021
Math
54.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 55.7% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 56.3% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Middle School
Ringgold Middle School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Middle School this school | 725 | 49.8% | 51.4% |
| Pike County Middle School Zebulon | 777 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| Lumpkin County Middle School Dahlonega | 864 | 55.6% | 42.2% |
| Adairsville Middle School Adairsville | 862 | 55.9% | 43.3% |
| Model Middle School Rome | 522 | 47.3% | 62.3% |
| Pickens County Junior High School Jasper | 638 | 58.3% | 34.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #105 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #115 of 474 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #135 of 474 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #32 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #250 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #38 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #408 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #375 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #228 of 305 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
725
-119 (-14%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 725 | 62.2 | 11.7:1 | 50% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 61.8 | 12.4:1 | 53% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 62 | 12.3:1 | 42% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 44% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 56.5 | 13.5:1 | 47% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 51% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 51% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 69 | 18.2:1 | 32% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 1,004 | 55 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (764 to 725); teachers up 10% (56.5 to 62.2).
About Ringgold Middle School
Ringgold Middle School sits in Ringgold, Georgia, and is classified as a middle school. The school reports 725 students in grades 6 through 8.
Ringgold Middle School is among 16 schools run by Catoosa County, which serves 10,134 students.
Ringgold Middle School's enrollment is 85% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Catoosa County is about 88% White. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Ringgold Middle School is 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 50% of students, or 361, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 58% average for public schools in Catoosa County.
Ringgold Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.4% is within a point of the 51.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Catoosa County this way: the median household income is $74,639, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Catoosa County has 16 public schools and roughly 10,134 students.
Nearby, Ringgold High School is about 0.2 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ringgold Middle School at 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Ringgold Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Ringgold Middle School's enrollment declined from 844 in 2020-21 to 725 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.7:1, from 14.3:1.
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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
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Boynton Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Ringgold
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Boynton Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Ringgold Primary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Graysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Ringgold Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ringgold Middle. Ringgold Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMonongahela, PA · 738 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolRIO GRANDE CITY, TX · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold High School0.2 mi · 1,052
- Ringgold Elementary School2.3 mi · 445
- Ringgold Primary School2.3 mi · 552
- Tiger Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 400
- Graysville Elementary School4.1 mi · 548
- Boynton Elementary School4.3 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ringgold Middle School?
Ringgold Middle School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ringgold Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ringgold Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ringgold Middle School have?
Ringgold Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Ringgold Middle School?
Ringgold Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ringgold Middle School public or private?
Ringgold Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catoosa County.
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