Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGWAY AREA SD·NCES 422031001989
Ridgway Area High School
1403 Hill St, Ridgway, PA 15853 · (814) 773-3164 · Elk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+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.
- ·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
11.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
88 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 25% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Ridgway Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 46.3% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Ridgway Area High School
Ridgway Area High School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway Area High School this school | 224 | 39.3% | 56.8% |
| Berlin Brothersvalley SHS Berlin | 248 | 39.9% | 62.8% |
| Rockwood Area JSHS Rockwood | 271 | 39.5% | 52.0% |
| Millville Area JSHS Millville | 234 | 44.0% | 52.4% |
| McConnellsburg High School McConnellsburg | 285 | 41.8% | 57.4% |
| Halifax Area High School Halifax | 234 | 37.6% | 51.4% |
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 Ridgway Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #206 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #265 of 626 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #179 of 626 ▲ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #594 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #117 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #509 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #465 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #75 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
224
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 224 | 18.9 | 11.8:1 | 39% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 18.9 | 11.4:1 | 41% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 17.9 | 11.9:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 18.9 | 14.3:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 32% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 34% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 48% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 40 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgway Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (269 to 224); teachers unchanged (18.9 to 18.9).
About Ridgway Area High School
Ridgway Area High School is a very small high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Ridgway. There are 224 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 70% below that mark.
Ridgway Area High School belongs to Ridgway Area SD, a district of 3 schools and 781 students.
At Ridgway Area High School, 95% of students are White. Census estimates put Elk County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ridgway Area High School scores 10%.
Based on 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ridgway Area High School has a ratio of 11.8:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. The 89% average for public schools in Elk County is 50 points higher.
Ridgway Area High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
A school with Ridgway Area High School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 60.8%. Ridgway Area High School scores 56.8%, 3.9 points below that line.
In Elk County, home to about 30,506 people, median household income comes to about $66,380, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,139, Ridgway Area High School among them.
Ridgway Area High School's nearest public school is Ridgway Area Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Ridgway Area High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Ridgway Area High School was 222 in 2020-21 and 224 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Elk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,506
Census ACS
Median income
$66,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgway Area SD
- Francis S Grandinetti Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ridgway Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Other schools in Ridgway
- Francis S Grandinetti Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ridgway Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway Area Middle School0.0 mi · 198
- Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School1.5 mi · 359
- Johnsonburg Area High School5.4 mi · 241
- Johnsonburg Area Elementary School6.2 mi · 272
- Fox Twp Elementary School7.7 mi · 231
- South St Marys Street Elementary School8.2 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgway Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgway Area High School?
Ridgway Area High School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ridgway Area High School serve?
Ridgway Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ridgway Area High School have?
Ridgway Area High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridgway Area High School?
Student demographics at Ridgway Area High School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ridgway Area High School in?
Ridgway Area High School is part of Ridgway Area SD.
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