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Enrollment
810
High
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINGGOLD SD·NCES 422040007238
Ringgold SHS
1 Ram Drive, Monongahela, PA 15063 · (724) 258-2200 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
379 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 198 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 215 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 24% |
Student demographics
29%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
Feeds from
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
60.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 26.7% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 SHS
Ringgold SHS's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold SHS this school | 810 | 46.8% | 44.3% |
| Laurel Highlands SHS Uniontown | 753 | 47.1% | 42.0% |
| Selinsgrove Area High School Selinsgrove | 744 | 44.9% | 65.8% |
| Westmont Hilltop JSHS Johnstown | 689 | 44.4% | 46.9% |
| Hickory High School Hermitage | 768 | 45.3% | 61.4% |
| Lincoln JSHS Ellwood City | 682 | 50.6% | 41.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #382 of 576 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #395 of 626 ▲ 31 | #9 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #296 of 626 ▲ 147 | #7 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #231 of 713 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #298 of 601 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #309 of 604 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #390 of 619 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #144 of 373 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
810
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,261
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 810 | 58.2 | 13.9:1 | 47% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 57.5 | 14.5:1 | 46% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 852 | 58.5 | 14.6:1 | 81% (694) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 58 | 14.5:1 | 32% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 62.4 | 14.7:1 | 41% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 65 | 13.9:1 | 43% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 1,045 | 78 | 13.4:1 | 33% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | 69 | 16.7:1 | 20% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 1,261 | 79 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (917 to 810); teachers down 7% (62.4 to 58.2).
About Ringgold SHS
Ringgold SHS is a medium-sized high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Monongahela. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 810 students.
Ringgold SHS is one of the 4 schools that make up Ringgold SD (2,409 students in total).
Most students at Ringgold SHS are White: 84% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ringgold SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The school has about 13.9 students per teacher and 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 49%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Ringgold SHS receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ringgold SHS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.3%) and its predicted rate (57.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Within Washington County, median household income is about $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Washington County number 56 and enroll about 26,079.
The shortest distance from Ringgold SHS to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Ringgold Middle School. The five-mile area around Ringgold SHS holds 7 other public schools. Ringgold SHS comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Ringgold SHS saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Ringgold SHS can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Ringgold Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
- Ringgold Elementary School NorthElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Monongahela
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Ringgold Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold Middle School0.1 mi · 738
- Ringgold Elementary School North3.9 mi · 344
- Ringgold Elementary School South4.1 mi · 517
- Charleroi Area Middle School4.2 mi · 299
- Charleroi Area El Center4.2 mi · 621
- Charleroi Area High School4.3 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold SHSHow large is Ringgold SHS?
Ringgold SHS enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ringgold SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ringgold SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ringgold SHS have?
Ringgold SHS employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ringgold SHS?
At Ringgold SHS, the student body is approximately 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ringgold SHS public or private?
Ringgold SHS 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.