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Ridge Spring Monetta High High School
10 J.P. Kneece Dr Monetta SC, 29105, Aiken County Phone: 803-685-2100 Ranking:  (143 out of 202, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Aiken 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: | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 238 | 247 | 246 | 270 | 278 | 293 | 269 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 69 | 29.0% | 77 | 31.2% | 69 | 28.0% | 95 | 35.2% | 84 | 30.2% | 112 | 38.2% | 98 | 36.4% |
| Grade 10: | 58 | 24.4% | 57 | 23.1% | 69 | 28.0% | 64 | 23.7% | 86 | 30.9% | 78 | 26.6% | 61 | 22.7% |
| Grade 11: | 50 | 21.0% | 63 | 25.5% | 57 | 23.2% | 63 | 23.3% | 65 | 23.4% | 52 | 17.7% | 58 | 21.6% |
| Grade 12: | 61 | 25.6% | 50 | 20.2% | 51 | 20.7% | 48 | 17.8% | 43 | 15.5% | 51 | 17.4% | 52 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 52.5% | 140 | 56.7% | 136 | 55.3% | 150 | 55.6% | 144 | 51.8% | 151 | 51.5% | 137 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 113 | 47.5% | 107 | 43.3% | 110 | 44.7% | 120 | 44.4% | 126 | 45.3% | 134 | 45.7% | 128 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 8.0% | 20 | 8.1% | 18 | 7.3% | 24 | 8.9% | 24 | 8.6% | 24 | 8.2% | 18 | 6.7% |
| Black: | 100 | 42.0% | 117 | 47.4% | 130 | 52.8% | 142 | 52.6% | 146 | 52.5% | 138 | 47.1% | 128 | 47.6% |
| White: | 117 | 49.2% | 109 | 44.1% | 97 | 39.4% | 103 | 38.1% | 107 | 38.5% | 131 | 44.7% | 122 | 45.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 65.5% | 162 | 65.6% | 166 | 67.5% | 164 | 60.7% | 178 | 64.0% | 182 | 62.1% | 153 | 56.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.3% | 15 | 6.1% | 24 | 9.8% | 19 | 7.0% | 29 | 10.4% | 21 | 7.2% | 24 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.92 | 11.33 | 10.98 | 11.74 | 12.09 | 13.30 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 88.6% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 56.7% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 63.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 63.8% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78.3% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.4% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 86.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 55.2% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 54.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,489.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,887.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,714.0 |
* Ridge Spring Monetta High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.