Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGGOLD SD·NCES 422040004268
Ringgold Elementary School North
3685 Finleyville-Elrama Rd, Finleyville, PA 15332 · (724) 348-7205 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
148 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ringgold SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 58.6% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ringgold Elementary School North
Ringgold Elementary School North's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Elementary School North this school | 344 | 43.0% | 62.9% |
| Fairfield Area Elementary School Fairfield | 346 | 43.1% | 63.3% |
| East Union Intrmd School Cheswick | 335 | 46.3% | 54.8% |
| Kiski Area South Primary School Export | 308 | 45.1% | 69.1% |
| Wilmington Area Elementary School New Wilmington | 357 | 43.7% | 62.2% |
| Mount Rock Elementary School Newville | 331 | 39.3% | 68.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Ringgold Elementary School North ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #496 of 1,396 | #14 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #492 of 1,511 ▲ 27 | #12 of 25 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #524 of 1,511 ▲ 75 | #14 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,090 of 1,638 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #228 of 1,528 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #1,216 of 1,531 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,108 of 1,600 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #62 of 1,045 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
344
-47 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 344 | 30.9 | 11.1:1 | 43% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 29.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 37% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 34.8 | 15.4:1 | 43% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 36% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 24% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Elementary School North.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (536 to 344); teachers down 11% (34.8 to 30.9).
About Ringgold Elementary School North
Ringgold Elementary School North is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Finleyville, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 344 students at the school, in kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Ringgold SD has 2,409 students in 4 schools, and Ringgold Elementary School North is one of those schools.
About 90% of the student body at Ringgold Elementary School North is White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Ringgold Elementary School North's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Ringgold Elementary School North is 30.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 148 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%.
Ringgold Elementary School North is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Ringgold Elementary School North are 3.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.9% actual, 59.2% predicted).
Across Washington County, the median household income is $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County is home to 56 public schools and about 26,079 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, South Park Middle School is the closest, at about 2.9 miles. Ringgold Elementary School North has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 62.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Ringgold Elementary School North's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 47 students since 2020-21, to 344. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.2 to 11.1 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ringgold SD
- Ringgold SHSHigh · 810 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Ringgold Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
Nearby schools
- South Park Middle School2.9 mi · 580
- South Park SHS3.1 mi · 553
- South Park Elementary Center3.1 mi · 731
- Gill Hall Elementary School3.6 mi · 424
- Bower Hill Elementary School3.8 mi · 689
- Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School3.8 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Elementary School NorthWhat is the total enrollment at Ringgold Elementary School North?
Ringgold Elementary School North enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Ringgold Elementary School North serve?
Ringgold Elementary School North serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ringgold Elementary School North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ringgold Elementary School North is approximately 11.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ringgold Elementary School North?
At Ringgold Elementary School North, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ringgold Elementary School North in?
Ringgold Elementary School North is part of Ringgold SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.