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Ridgway School District R-2

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Ridgway School District R-2 is located in west Colorado. Ridgway School District R-2 has 342.21 square miles of land area and 0.50 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ridgway School District R-2 population is 2,395. Ridgway School District R-2 median household income is $60,366 in 2010-2014. Ridgway School District R-2 median house value is $455,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Ridgway School District R-2 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (11 out of 154, top 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (11 out of 156, top 7%)* Rank: #33
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	2,395 (2010-2014), rank #109
Population Growth	-1.92% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	6.99/sq mi, rank #98
Median Household Income:	$60,366 at 2010-2014—1.85% increase since 2005-2009, rank #39
Median House Price:	$455,500 at 2010-2014—7.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #5
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	342.21 sq mi, rank #111
Water Area:	0.50 sq mi (0.15%), rank #107
State:	Colorado
County:	Ouray County
City:	Ridgway, Montrose, Loghill Village
Zip:	81432, 81403
Area:	Montrose, CO

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Ridgway School District R-2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1115 West Clinton St

Ridgway CO, 81432, Ouray County

Phone: 970-626-4320

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	343	336	366	350	380	380	348
English Language Learner Students:	8	7	11	15	11	15	9
Total Teachers:	31.95	28.13	28.97	31.33	34.86	38.40	33.80
Prekindergarten:	1.00	0.00	1.23	1.22	1.21	2.40	1.20
Kindergarten:	2.74	1.75	2.58	2.55	2.52	2.70	2.70
Elementary:	13.39	12.32	12.14	12.45	13.19	15.40	15.20
Secondary:	14.82	14.06	13.02	15.11	17.94	17.90	14.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	31.79	29.10	31.53	34.85	35.25	32.40	31.90
Instructional Aides:	4.31	3.93	5.33	6.74	6.42	4.10	5.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.60	1.60	2.15	2.17	1.72	2.00	1.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.60	0.60	0.75	0.77	0.61	0.80	0.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.40	1.40	1.11	1.20	1.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.63	0.63	0.63	1.26	1.50	0.50	1.50
Library/Media Support:	1.08	1.00	1.00	1.38	0.00	1.00	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	5.07	5.01	5.26	4.88	3.61	4.20	3.80
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	3.45	3.24	3.11	3.45	3.97	2.50	2.80
Student Support Services:	0.46	0.77	1.43	0.89	1.53	3.10	2.70
Other Support Services:	12.19	9.92	9.62	11.08	13.50	12.00	10.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.74	11.94	12.63	11.17	10.90	9.90	10.30

Schools

Ridgway Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1115 West Clinton St, Ridgway CO 81432
Ridgway High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1200 Green St, Ridgway CO 81432
Ridgway Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1200 Green St, Ridgway CO 81432

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	89	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	95	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	91	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	100	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	95	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	97	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	96	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	100	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	91	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	95	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	100	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	95	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	95	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	91	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	100	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	91	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	96	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	96	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	89	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	91	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	91	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	91	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	88	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	91	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	90	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	90.5	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	92.0	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	90.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	88.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	81.0	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.5	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.2	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.7	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.2	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	96.5	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.3	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78.8	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	95.8	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	85.7	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	86.3	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	90.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	67.8	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82.2	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.3	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.4	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	90.0	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85.7	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,266,000	$14,388		$5,344,000	$15,269		$5,679,000	$14,945
Federal:	$149,000	$407	2.8%	$263,000	$751	4.9%	$150,000	$395	2.6%
State:	$1,418,000	$3,874	26.9%	$1,162,000	$3,320	21.7%	$1,807,000	$4,755	31.8%
Local:	$3,699,000	$10,107	70.2%	$3,919,000	$11,197	73.3%	$3,722,000	$9,795	65.5%
Total Expenditures:	$4,845,000	$13,238		$4,951,000	$14,146		$7,664,000	$20,168
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,877,000	$10,593		$4,143,000	$11,837		$4,113,000	$10,824
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,152,000	$5,880	55.5%	$2,264,000	$6,469	54.6%	$2,333,000	$6,139	56.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$195,000	$533	5.0%	$226,000	$646	5.5%	$219,000	$576	5.3%
Administration:	$842,000	$2,301	21.7%	$868,000	$2,480	21.0%	$766,000	$2,016	18.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$688,000	$1,880	17.7%	$785,000	$2,243	18.9%	$795,000	$2,092	19.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$240,000	$656		$460,000	$1,314		$3,191,000	$8,397
Construction:	$8,000	$22		$37,000	$106		$164,000	$432
Total Other:	$4,000	$11		$4,000	$11		$4,000	$11
Interest on Debt:	$692,000	$1,891		$318,000	$909		$331,000	$871

Total Salary:	$2,244,000	$6,131		$2,459,000	$7,026		$2,565,000	$6,750
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,399,000	$3,822	62.3%	$1,515,000	$4,329	61.6%	$1,646,000	$4,332	64.2%
Other Salary:	$845,000	$2,309	37.7%	$944,000	$2,697	38.4%	$919,000	$2,418	35.8%
Total Benefit:	$681,000	$1,861		$725,000	$2,071		$671,000	$1,766
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$394,000	$1,077	57.9%	$434,000	$1,240	59.9%	$426,000	$1,121	63.5%
Other Benefit:	$287,000	$784	42.1%	$291,000	$831	40.1%	$245,000	$645	36.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.9%	58.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.1%	41.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.5%	41.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.5%	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	41.2%	41.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,695.0	$36,391.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,902.0	$31,790.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$29,177.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$35,706.0	$38,147.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Ridgway School District R-2 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.