Ringgold MS

As a moderately sized middle school in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Ringgold MS serves 738 students from grades 5 through 8, run under Ringgold SD. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

Within Ringgold SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,409 students, Ringgold MS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ringgold MS reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ringgold MS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.3%; Ringgold MS posts 32.4%, -23.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), Ringgold MS is one campus in the mix.

Ringgold SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ringgold MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ringgold MS at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 738 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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