Ridgedale Alternative School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Ridgedale Alternative School in Knoxville, Tennessee enrolled 50 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 23%

70 students in 2022-23, 75 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 19.2 to 23.5.

Students enrolled at Ridgedale Alternative School by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 750204060802022-23702023-2475
Students enrolled at Ridgedale Alternative School by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 750204060802022-23702023-2475
Students enrolled at Ridgedale Alternative School by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 750204060802022-23702023-2475
Students enrolled at Ridgedale Alternative School by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 750204060802022-23702023-2475
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237019.23.7
2023-247523.53.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 72 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ridgedale Alternative School enrolled 72 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 72 of the 72 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

66.0% of students were White, 22.0% Black, 4.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White66.0%
  2. Black22.0%
  3. Hispanic4.0%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Two or more races4.0%

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 Ridgedale Alternative School scored proficient or above: 0-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑26%38%35%
Math, 2022-2310% or less35% (2021-22)34.3%

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.

High schools in Knoxville

17 public high schools in Knoxville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Farragut High School2,07318.4not reported
Bearden High School1,96316.1not reported
Hardin Valley Academy1,91616.8not reported
West High School1,47416.9not reported
Karns High School1,36515.3not reported
Central High School1,26513.5not reported
Halls High School1,23616.0not reported
Fulton High School93311.1not reported

All public schools in Knoxville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ridgedale Alternative School

  1. West High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 1,474 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Bearden High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 1,963 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare Ridgedale Alternative School with West High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Knox County Schools spends per student$11,187 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,187
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeRidgedale Alternative School is the number 358 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#358 of 384
  6. 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 Ridgedale Alternative School

  1. How many students attend Ridgedale Alternative School?
    50 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 70 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Knoxville, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgedale Alternative School?
    3.7 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ridgedale Alternative School a Title I school?
    Ridgedale Alternative School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ridgedale Alternative School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ridgedale Alternative School scored proficient or above: 0-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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.
  5. What district is Ridgedale Alternative School in?
    Knox County Schools, NCES district ID 4702220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470222000805 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.

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