Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGWAY AREA SD·NCES 422031006805
Ridgway Area Middle School
1403 Hill St, Ridgway, PA 15853 · (814) 773-3164 · Elk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test 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
14.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
108 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 71 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 33% |
Student demographics
13%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
Students here typically continue to
Ridgway Area Middle School→Ridgway Area High School
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
56.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 58.1% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Middle School
Ridgway Area Middle School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway Area Middle School this school | 198 | 54.5% | 59.4% |
| Frazier Middle School Perryopolis | 221 | 56.1% | 36.4% |
| Sharpsville Area Middle School Sharpsville | 217 | 54.4% | 48.8% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 228 | 54.8% | 39.4% |
| Oakview Elementary School West Middlesex | 171 | 51.5% | 59.1% |
| Meyersdale Area Middle School Meyersdale | 163 | 53.4% | 52.1% |
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 Ridgway Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #108 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #62 of 513 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #194 of 513 ▼ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #487 of 522 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #226 of 510 |
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
198
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 198 | 13.6 | 14.5:1 | 55% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 13.6 | 14.8:1 | 54% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 56% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | 52% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 14.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 38% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgway Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (164 to 198); teachers down 3% (14.1 to 13.6).
About Ridgway Area Middle School
Ridgway Area Middle School is a small middle school based in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 198 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
Across its 3 schools, Ridgway Area SD enrolls 781 students. Ridgway Area Middle School is one of those schools.
Ridgway Area Middle School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Elk County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. By the diversity index, Ridgway Area Middle School comes in at 13%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1, with 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 55% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Elk County is 89%.
Ridgway Area Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ridgway Area Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 59.4% actual against 54.2% predicted.
Elk County census figures show that median household income is about $66,380, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Elk County, serving about 3,139 students.
Of nearby public schools, Ridgway Area High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Ridgway Area Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Ridgway Area Middle School's location as Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 190 to 198.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in Ridgway
- Francis S Grandinetti Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ridgway Area High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway Area High School0.0 mi · 224
- 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 Middle SchoolHow large is Ridgway Area Middle School?
Ridgway Area Middle School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ridgway Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgway Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ridgway Area Middle School have?
Ridgway Area Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Ridgway Area Middle School?
Ridgway Area Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ridgway Area Middle School in?
Ridgway Area Middle School is part of Ridgway Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.