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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
306
-9 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.0:1
% White
93%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ridgedale Elementary School
Set in Morral, Ohio, Ridgedale Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school, operated by Ridgedale Local. It enrolls 306 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 404.
Ridgedale Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 621 students; Ridgedale Elementary School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Ridgedale Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Ridgedale Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Ridgedale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgedale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Marion County put the typical household earns roughly $59,371 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), Ridgedale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Ridgedale Elementary School.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Ridgedale Elementary School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 306).
On the community side, members of the Ridgedale Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.