Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362490003448
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7841 ROME-WSTRNVLL RD, ROME, NY 13440 · (315) 334-1281 · Oneida County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
129 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 52.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New York 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 New York'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 RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 388 | 33.2% | 48.6% |
| KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSWEGO | 397 | 32.2% | 42.7% |
| MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 370 | 33.5% | 70.0% |
| CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 372 | 30.4% | 62.8% |
| RIDGE ROAD SCHOOL HORSEHEADS | 369 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANBORN | 401 | 29.4% | 57.0% |
Matched among New York 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 RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,211 of 2,335 | #12 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,654 of 2,342 ▼ 417 | #20 of 37 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,198 of 2,343 ▲ 101 | #9 of 37 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,432 of 2,585 | #18 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,732 of 2,338 | #32 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #1,859 of 2,388 | #17 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,891 of 2,534 | #25 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #299 of 606 | #8 of 14 |
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
388
+42 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 29.2 | 12.4:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 32.1 | 11.8:1 | 26% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 18% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 20% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in ROME, New York, under ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment is 388 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6.
ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 9 schools and 5,196 students, and RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 82% of the student body at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 80% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school counts 129 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. The average for public schools in Oneida County is 47%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 62.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.6%.
Oneida County census figures show that the median household income is $70,154, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Oneida County is home to 72 public schools and about 32,265 public school students.
LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 48.6% versus a 28.1% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 42 students since 2020-21, to 388. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 13.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,124
Census ACS
Median income
$70,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
32,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
Other schools in ROME
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 598
- CLOUGH PREK CENTER1.4 mi · 206
- LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 817
- NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF1.5 mi · 46
- JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 366
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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