Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY·NCES 390445305909
Ranger High Tech Academy
5580 Lear Nagle Rd, North Ridgeville, OH 44039 · (440) 353-1178 · Lorain County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
38 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 14% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · 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
Ranger High Tech Academy→North Ridgeville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Ridgeville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
85.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.7% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 86.8% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.1% | 74.5% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 74.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Ranger High Tech Academy
Ranger High Tech Academy's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger High Tech Academy this school | 259 | 14.7% | 84.9% |
| Mariemont Junior High School Cincinnati | 239 | 15.1% | 91.9% |
| Kirtland Middle School Kirtland | 262 | 12.2% | 84.1% |
| Chagrin Falls Middle School Chagrin Falls | 224 | 5.8% | 95.5% |
| Madeira Middle School Madeira | 395 | 9.9% | 90.0% |
| Independence Middle School Independence | 299 | 11.0% | 85.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ranger High Tech Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #40 of 316 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #64 of 637 ▲ 76 | #1 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #22 of 637 ▲ 4 | #1 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #136 of 629 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #534 of 654 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #139 of 577 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #388 of 579 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #290 of 319 | #14 of 14 |
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
259
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 15% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 4 | 22.5:1 | 16% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranger High Tech Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 188% (90 to 259); teachers up 350% (4 to 18).
About Ranger High Tech Academy
In North Ridgeville, Ohio, Ranger High Tech Academy is a small middle school. Students in grades 3 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 259 students. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 46% lower.
Ranger High Tech Academy sits within North Ridgeville City, which has 5 schools and 4,486 students.
Ranger High Tech Academy is 88% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% Black. In Lorain County overall, about 78% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ranger High Tech Academy scores 21%.
For every teacher at Ranger High Tech Academy, there are about 14.4 students; the school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. Across public schools in Lorain County, the average is 33%.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Ranger High Tech Academy outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 83.3%. Ranger High Tech Academy scores 84.9%.
In the wider Lorain County area, median household income comes to about $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lorain County counts 92 public schools with about 42,516 students.
Measured in a straight line, North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community is about 0.5 miles from Ranger High Tech Academy. The five-mile area around Ranger High Tech Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
Ranger High Tech Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.1 to 14.4 over 4 years.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Ridgeville City
- North Ridgeville Academic CenterMiddle · 1,855 students
- North Ridgeville High SchoolHigh · 1,248 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning CommunityElementary · 500 students
Other schools in North Ridgeville
- North Ridgeville Academic CenterMiddle · 1,855 students
- North Ridgeville High SchoolHigh · 1,248 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning CommunityElementary · 500 students
Nearby schools
- North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community0.5 mi · 500
- Liberty Elementary School0.9 mi · 624
- North Ridgeville High School1.5 mi · 1,248
- North Ridgeville Academic Center1.5 mi · 1,855
- Chestnut Elementary School2.0 mi · 406
- Avon East Elementary School2.5 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Ranger High Tech AcademyHow large is Ranger High Tech Academy?
Ranger High Tech Academy enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Ranger High Tech Academy serve?
Ranger High Tech Academy serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ranger High Tech Academy have?
Ranger High Tech Academy employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ranger High Tech Academy?
At Ranger High Tech Academy, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ranger High Tech Academy in?
Ranger High Tech Academy is part of North Ridgeville City.
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