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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGGOLD SD·NCES 422040004271
Ringgold Middle School
2 Ram Dr, Monongahela, PA 15063 · (724) 348-7154 · Washington County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
367 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 5 | 182 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%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
Ringgold Middle School→Ringgold SHS
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
42.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 22.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
Ringgold Middle School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Middle School this school | 738 | 49.7% | 32.4% |
| Laurel Highlands Middle School Uniontown | 662 | 47.1% | 38.2% |
| Red Lion Area Junior High School Red Lion | 747 | 45.6% | 43.5% |
| Indiana Area Junior High School Indiana | 628 | 50.8% | 56.0% |
| Trinity Middle School Washington | 759 | 46.1% | 53.9% |
| Hopewell Junior High School Aliquippa | 657 | 43.1% | 48.0% |
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 Ringgold Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #405 of 479 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #392 of 513 ▲ 13 | #8 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #376 of 513 ▲ 34 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #152 of 522 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #217 of 486 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #256 of 486 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #261 of 510 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #33 of 131 | N/A |
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
738
-120 (-14%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 738 | 58.3 | 12.7:1 | 50% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 56.3 | 13.2:1 | 49% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 56.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (787) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 94% (810) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 44.3 | 14.4:1 | 55% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 50% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 43% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 26% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (636 to 738); teachers up 32% (44.3 to 58.3).
About Ringgold Middle School
Ringgold Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 738 students across grades 5 through 8. The school is 24% bigger than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Across its 4 schools, Ringgold SD enrolls 2,409 students. Ringgold Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Ringgold Middle School is 78%, a majority. Other students are 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Washington County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
There are 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1. On the income side, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Washington County is close, at 49%.
Ringgold Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 56.3% for Ringgold Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 32.4%. The 23.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
The school is in Washington County, where the median household earns about $78,958 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Washington County, 56 public schools serve about 26,079 students.
Ringgold SHS sits less than a tenth of a mile from Ringgold Middle School. Ringgold Middle School has 7 other public schools within five miles. The school's 32.4% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Ringgold Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 858 (2020-21) to 738 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
The Ringgold Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
- Ringgold Elementary School NorthElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Monongahela
- Ringgold SHSHigh · 810 students
- Ringgold Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other Ringgold Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ringgold Middle. Ringgold Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Ringgold Middle SchoolRinggold, GA · 725 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolRIO GRANDE CITY, TX · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold SHS0.1 mi · 810
- Ringgold Elementary School North3.8 mi · 344
- Ringgold Elementary School South4.2 mi · 517
- Charleroi Area Middle School4.3 mi · 299
- Charleroi Area El Center4.3 mi · 621
- Charleroi Area High School4.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ringgold Middle School?
Ringgold Middle School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Ringgold Middle School serve?
Ringgold Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ringgold Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ringgold Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ringgold Middle School?
Ringgold Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Ringgold Middle School public or private?
Ringgold Middle School 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.