Ridge Community High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

500 Orchid Dr

Davenport FL, 33837, Polk County

Phone: 863-419-3315

Ranking:

(420 out of 492, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Polk County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	119		121		121		122		100		115		106
Total Students:	2,360		2,244		2,168		2,085		1,884		1,813		1,786
Grade 9:	669	28.3%	593	26.4%	588	27.1%	626	30.0%	571	30.3%	506	27.9%	561	31.4%
Grade 10:	615	26.1%	585	26.1%	635	29.3%	583	28.0%	460	24.4%	557	30.7%	451	25.3%
Grade 11:	554	23.5%	604	26.9%	557	25.7%	467	22.4%	507	26.9%	393	21.7%	451	25.3%
Grade 12:	522	22.1%	462	20.6%	388	17.9%	409	19.6%	346	18.4%	357	19.7%	323	18.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,202	50.9%	1,131	50.4%	1,074	49.5%	1,086	52.1%	958	50.8%	916	50.5%	909	50.9%
Female:	1,158	49.1%	1,113	49.6%	1,094	50.5%	999	47.9%	868	46.1%	837	46.2%	837	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	16	0.7%	17	0.8%	17	0.8%	20	1.0%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	5	0.3%
Asian:	36	1.5%	30	1.3%	31	1.4%	23	1.1%	25	1.3%	22	1.2%	19	1.1%
Hispanic:	1,104	46.8%	1,039	46.3%	956	44.1%	907	43.5%	817	43.4%	752	41.5%	731	40.9%
Black:	457	19.4%	454	20.2%	461	21.3%	459	22.0%	384	20.4%	386	21.3%	393	22.0%
White:	681	28.9%	652	29.1%	657	30.3%	622	29.8%	606	32.2%	598	33.0%	602	33.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	64	2.7%	50	2.2%	45	2.1%	52	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,306	55.3%	1,267	56.5%	1,281	59.1%	1,207	57.9%	860	45.6%	723	39.9%	394	22.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	224	9.5%	248	11.1%	231	10.7%	147	7.1%	202	10.7%	194	10.7%	75	4.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.83		18.55		17.92		17.09		18.84		18.50		16.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393	396	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	390	398	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396	394	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	394	N/A
FCAT
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	317	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	318	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	321	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	320	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	288	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	292	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	293	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	295	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	295	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	239	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	240	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	288	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	293	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	288	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	296	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	292	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	290	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	299	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	300	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	296	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	306	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	307	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	307	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	235	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	235	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.2%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.5%	19.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	71.8%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	28.2%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,455.0	$36,993.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,336.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,382.0	NA

* Ridge Community High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.