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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGGOLD SD·NCES 422040007407
Ringgold Elementary School South
120 Alexander Avenue, Monongahela, PA 15063 · (724) 258-8454 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
365 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (123).
Student demographics
49%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.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 36.6% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 South
Ringgold Elementary School South's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Elementary School South this school | 517 | 70.6% | 44.7% |
| Fairview Elementary School Waynesboro | 597 | 75.9% | 50.4% |
| Jeannette McKee Elementary School Jeannette | 504 | 77.8% | 34.0% |
| East Berwick Elementary School Berwick | 539 | 71.2% | 64.4% |
| Baden Academy CS Baden | 593 | 66.6% | 39.2% |
| Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School Cogan Station | 402 | 62.7% | 63.4% |
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 South ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #982 of 1,396 | #23 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,041 of 1,511 ▼ 25 | #22 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #994 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #23 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #487 of 1,638 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #383 of 1,528 | #6 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #566 of 1,531 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #734 of 1,600 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #111 of 1,045 | #6 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
517
-66 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 517 | 43.8 | 11.8:1 | 71% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 41.2 | 13.3:1 | 66% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 40.8 | 14.2:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 98% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 51.1 | 14.5:1 | 100% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 100% (789) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Elementary School South.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (738 to 517); teachers down 14% (51.1 to 43.8).
About Ringgold Elementary School South
Among the schools in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, is Ringgold Elementary School South, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 517 students in kindergarten through 4.
Ringgold SD is responsible for 4 schools, Ringgold Elementary School South included, with 2,409 students in all.
Ringgold Elementary School South is 69% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 90% of Washington County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Ringgold Elementary School South total 43.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 71%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Washington County is 22 points.
allk12 grades Ringgold Elementary School South a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ringgold Elementary School South's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.7%) and its predicted rate (47.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that the median household income is $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Ringgold Elementary School South is one of 56 public schools in the county.
Charleroi Area High School is the public school closest to Ringgold Elementary School South, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ringgold Elementary School South places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Ringgold Elementary School South as Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 66 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
Discussions about Ringgold Elementary School South may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 NorthElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Monongahela
- Ringgold SHSHigh · 810 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Charleroi Area High School1.1 mi · 450
- Charleroi Area Middle School1.2 mi · 299
- Charleroi Area El Center1.3 mi · 621
- Monessen El Center1.9 mi · 330
- Monessen Middle School3.1 mi · 128
- Monessen SHS3.1 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Elementary School SouthHow many students attend Ringgold Elementary School South?
Ringgold Elementary School South enrolls approximately 517 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Ringgold Elementary School South serve?
Ringgold Elementary School South serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Ringgold Elementary School South?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Ringgold Elementary School South.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ringgold Elementary School South?
At Ringgold Elementary School South, the student body is approximately 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Ringgold Elementary School South public or private?
Ringgold Elementary School South is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ringgold SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.