Apollo-Ridge Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Spring Church, Pennsylvania
Apollo-Ridge Middle School in Spring Church, Pennsylvania enrolled 264 students in 2024-25 with 18.8 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
274 students in 2022-23, 262 students in 2023-24, 264 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 18.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 274 | 18.6 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 24.1 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 264 | 18.8 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 285 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Apollo-Ridge Middle School enrolled 285 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 285 of the 285 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent20.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.8% of students were White, 4.5% of two or more races, 1.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.8%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Hispanic1.1%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Apollo-Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 52‑56% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | 22‑26% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Apollo-Ridge Middle School
- Kiski Area IHSThe nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 518 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Leechburg Area Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.0 miles away: 147 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Compare Apollo-Ridge Middle School with Kiski Area IHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Apollo-Ridge SD spends per student$20,039 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,039
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaApollo-Ridge Middle School is the number 446 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#446 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.14.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Apollo-Ridge Middle School
How many students attend Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
264 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 274 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spring Church, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge Middle School?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Apollo-Ridge Middle School a Title I school?
Apollo-Ridge Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Apollo-Ridge Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Apollo-Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Apollo-Ridge Middle School in?
Apollo-Ridge SD, NCES district ID 4202550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420255006570 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.