Ranger High Tech Academy

As a cozy junior high in North Ridgeville, Ohio, Ranger High Tech Academy enrolls 259 students from grades 3 through 8, operated by North Ridgeville City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Ranger High Tech Academy sits 46% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in North Ridgeville City (4,486 students total), Ranger High Tech Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ranger High Tech Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, Ranger High Tech Academy lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ranger High Tech Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lorain County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ranger High Tech Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Lorain County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Ranger High Tech Academy is one.

The closest other public school is North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ranger High Tech Academy operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 188%: 90 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 1% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Ranger High Tech Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.