Enrollment
264
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APOLLO-RIDGE SD·NCES 420255006570
Apollo-Ridge Middle School
1829 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686 · (724) 478-6000 · Armstrong County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
262 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 6 | 86 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 39% |
Student demographics
14%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
Students here typically continue to
Apollo-Ridge Middle School→Apollo-Ridge High School
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
50.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 23.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Apollo-Ridge Middle School
Apollo-Ridge Middle School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo-Ridge Middle School this school | 264 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
| Tussey Mountain Middle School Saxton | 272 | 94.9% | 32.8% |
| Union City Middle School Union City | 224 | 96.4% | 45.3% |
| Windber Area Middle School Windber | 300 | 96.3% | 50.4% |
| Carmichaels Area Middle School Carmichaels | 208 | 98.6% | 33.6% |
| River Valley Middle School Blairsville | 332 | 95.8% | 42.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Apollo-Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #341 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #387 of 513 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #267 of 513 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #453 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #338 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #440 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #91 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #261 of 332 |
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
264
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 264 | 18.8 | 14.0:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 24.1 | 10.9:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 18.6 | 14.7:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 99% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 21.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 46% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 42% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apollo-Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (277 to 264); teachers down 13% (21.5 to 18.8).
About Apollo-Ridge Middle School
Apollo-Ridge Middle School is a small middle school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Spring Church. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 264 students. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students, so this school is 56% smaller than average.
The district, Apollo-Ridge SD, operates 3 schools serving 1,136 students.
At Apollo-Ridge Middle School, White students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 5% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Armstrong County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Apollo-Ridge Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
The teaching staff at Apollo-Ridge Middle School is 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Armstrong County.
allk12 grades Apollo-Ridge Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 35.1% for a school in Pennsylvania with Apollo-Ridge Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Apollo-Ridge Middle School posts 40.3%.
Census estimates describe Armstrong County this way: median household income is about $65,008, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Armstrong County number 17 and enroll about 6,972.
The closest other public school is Apollo-Ridge High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Apollo-Ridge Middle School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.3% against a local average of 55.0%.
The federal government classifies Apollo-Ridge Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Apollo-Ridge Middle School had 277 students in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Other schools in Spring Church
- Apollo-Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Apollo-Ridge High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Apollo-Ridge High School0.0 mi · 327
- 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 Middle SchoolHow large is Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
Apollo-Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Apollo-Ridge Middle School serve?
Apollo-Ridge Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at Apollo-Ridge Middle School are roughly 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
Apollo-Ridge Middle School is overseen by Apollo-Ridge SD in Armstrong County.
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