Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEDALE LOCAL·NCES 390484303251
Ridgedale Elementary School
3105 Hillman Ford Rd, Morral, OH 43337 · (740) 382-6065 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
188 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Ridgedale Elementary School→Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Ridgedale Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
57.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 51.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 49.8% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Ridgedale Elementary School
Ridgedale Elementary School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgedale Elementary School this school | 306 | 61.4% | 60.1% |
| Clay Elementary School Portsmouth | 326 | 61.0% | 67.5% |
| Cridersville Elementary School Cridersville | 349 | 60.7% | 56.0% |
| Sardinia Elementary School Sardinia | 274 | 58.4% | 75.8% |
| Tri-Village Elementary School New Madison | 381 | 60.4% | 79.2% |
| Payne Elementary School Payne | 263 | 62.0% | 72.9% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ridgedale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #598 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #957 of 1,569 no change | #4 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #959 of 1,569 ▲ 65 | #6 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #536 of 1,514 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,259 of 1,808 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #211 of 1,582 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #1,371 of 1,590 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #120 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #895 of 992 | #6 of 7 |
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
306
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 306 | 21.1 | 14.5:1 | 61% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.1 | 15.0:1 | 60% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 20.1 | 15.5:1 | 48% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 20 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 19% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 12 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgedale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (315 to 306); teachers up 1% (21 to 21.1).
About Ridgedale Elementary School
Ridgedale Elementary School is one of the public schools in Morral, Ohio. It is a small elementary school. The school had 306 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Besides Ridgedale Elementary School, Ridgedale Local runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 621 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Ridgedale Elementary School. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 61%.
Ridgedale Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ridgedale Elementary School's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 60.1% against 65.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household income is $59,371, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 27 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 12,492 students in all.
Nearby, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 295.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ridgedale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ridgedale Elementary. Ridgedale Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ridgedale Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School0.1 mi · 315
- Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School4.0 mi · 230
- William H. Taft Elementary School4.1 mi · 377
- Buckeye Community School - Marion4.6 mi · 824
- TRECA Digital Academy4.7 mi · 2,165
- James A. Garfield Elementary School4.8 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgedale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgedale Elementary School?
Ridgedale Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ridgedale Elementary School serve?
Ridgedale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgedale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgedale Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgedale Elementary School?
At Ridgedale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ridgedale Elementary School in?
Ridgedale Elementary School is part of Ridgedale Local.
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