Ridgway Area High School
1403 Hill St Ridgway PA, 15853, Elk County Phone: 814-773-3164 Ranking:  (293 out of 626, top 47%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Ridgway Area School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 285 | 304 | 335 | 341 | 336 | 315 | 321 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 73 | 25.6% | 91 | 29.9% | 79 | 23.6% | 73 | 21.4% | 86 | 25.6% | 105 | 33.3% | 87 | 27.1% |
| Grade 10: | 85 | 29.8% | 72 | 23.7% | 73 | 21.8% | 86 | 25.2% | 106 | 31.5% | 79 | 25.1% | 68 | 21.2% |
| Grade 11: | 69 | 24.2% | 70 | 23.0% | 80 | 23.9% | 105 | 30.8% | 81 | 24.1% | 66 | 21.0% | 75 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 58 | 20.4% | 71 | 23.4% | 103 | 30.7% | 77 | 22.6% | 63 | 18.8% | 65 | 20.6% | 91 | 28.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 135 | 47.4% | 157 | 51.6% | 171 | 51.0% | 170 | 49.9% | 166 | 49.4% | 147 | 46.7% | 164 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 150 | 52.6% | 147 | 48.4% | 164 | 49.0% | 171 | 50.1% | 162 | 48.2% | 160 | 50.8% | 153 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 274 | 96.1% | 293 | 96.4% | 325 | 97.0% | 330 | 96.8% | 328 | 97.6% | 309 | 98.1% | 314 | 97.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 27.0% | 73 | 24.0% | 105 | 31.3% | 88 | 25.8% | 85 | 25.3% | 136 | 43.2% | 130 | 40.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 9.1% | 29 | 9.5% | 28 | 8.4% | 28 | 8.2% | 37 | 11.0% | 63 | 20.0% | 66 | 20.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.01 | 12.76 | 12.94 | 12.70 | 11.36 | 10.70 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 74% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 42% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 26.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 82.9% |
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* Ridgway Area 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.