Enrollment
327
High
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APOLLO-RIDGE SD·NCES 420255002320
Apollo-Ridge High School
1825 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686 · (724) 478-6000 · Armstrong County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
321 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 104 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 22% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Apollo-Ridge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 27.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Apollo-Ridge High School
Apollo-Ridge High School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo-Ridge High School this school | 327 | 98.2% | 54.8% |
| Bentworth SHS Bentleyville | 359 | 98.6% | 53.7% |
| Union City High School Union City | 304 | 96.4% | 46.7% |
| Kane Area High School Kane | 282 | 98.9% | 57.0% |
| Carmichaels Area High School Carmichaels | 293 | 96.6% | 41.6% |
| Windber Area High School Windber | 337 | 95.5% | 61.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Apollo-Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #230 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #352 of 626 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #201 of 626 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #535 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #216 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #436 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #182 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #135 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high 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
327
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 327 | 25.2 | 13.0:1 | 98% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 43 | 7.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 25.1 | 11.4:1 | 100% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 96% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 27.3 | 13.7:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 36% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apollo-Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (373 to 327); teachers down 7% (27.3 to 25.2).
About Apollo-Ridge High School
Apollo-Ridge High School, a small high school, is located in Spring Church, Pennsylvania. It had 327 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Apollo-Ridge SD (3 schools, 1,136 students) runs Apollo-Ridge High School.
A large majority of enrollment at Apollo-Ridge High School is White, at 92%. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. Among Armstrong County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Apollo-Ridge High School reports a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher, from 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Apollo-Ridge High School, 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 8 points above the 90% average for public schools in Armstrong County.
On the allk12 Grade, Apollo-Ridge High School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Apollo-Ridge High School does better than predicted by 19.3 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.8%; the prediction is 35.5%.
The school's county is Armstrong County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,008, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,972, Apollo-Ridge High School among them.
Apollo-Ridge Middle School is the nearest public school to Apollo-Ridge High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Apollo-Ridge High School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Apollo-Ridge High School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Apollo-Ridge High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 328 to 327.
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Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Apollo-Ridge SD
- Apollo-Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Apollo-Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
Other schools in Spring Church
- Apollo-Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Apollo-Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Apollo-Ridge Middle School0.0 mi · 264
- Apollo-Ridge Elementary School0.2 mi · 545
- Kiski Area East Primary School4.9 mi · 425
- Kiski Area IHS6.8 mi · 518
- Kiski Area High School6.9 mi · 1,075
- Leechburg Area High School6.9 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Apollo-Ridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Apollo-Ridge High School?
Apollo-Ridge High School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 09-12.
Is Apollo-Ridge High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Apollo-Ridge High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge High School is approximately 13.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Apollo-Ridge High School?
At Apollo-Ridge High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Apollo-Ridge High School?
Apollo-Ridge High School is overseen by Apollo-Ridge SD in Armstrong County.
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