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Ringgold SHS
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Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ringgold SHS
Set in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Ringgold SHS is a middle-of-the-pack high school, run under Ringgold SD. It educates 810 students across grades 9 through 12.
Within Ringgold SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,409 students, Ringgold SHS is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Ringgold SHS shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Ringgold SHS lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Ringgold SHS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at Ringgold SHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Ringgold SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Ringgold SHS is one of 56 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students).
Ringgold MS 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 SHS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ringgold SHS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ringgold SHS has declined 12%, going from 917 students in 2018 to 810 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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