Ridgewood Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Ridgewood Middle School in Shreveport, Louisiana enrolled 521 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
702 students in 2022-23, 650 students in 2023-24, 521 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.6 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 702 | 35.6 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 43.6 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 521 | 40.0 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools
Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; 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 352 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ridgewood Middle School enrolled 703 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 352 of the 703 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions76
- Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were Black, 4.8% Hispanic, 3.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black89.4%
- Hispanic4.8%
- White3.6%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian0.2%
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 Ridgewood Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 18% | 34% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 14% | 25% (2021-22) | 34% |
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.
Middle schools in Shreveport
8 public middle schools in Shreveport report 2024-25 enrollment; Ridgewood Middle School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School | 992 | 17.3 | 61.8% |
| Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School | 977 | 16.6 | 22.9% |
| Donnie Bickham Middle School | 800 | 13.6 | 67.0% |
| Ridgewood Middle School | 521 | 13.0 | 85.4% |
| Fair Park Middle School | 469 | not reported | 91.9% |
| Caddo Middle Career and Technology School | 336 | 12.1 | 84.2% |
| Northside Elementary School | 259 | 11.9 | 92.7% |
| AmiKiDs Caddo | 60 | not reported | 93.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ridgewood Middle School
- Caddo Middle Career and Technology SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 336 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 977 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare Ridgewood Middle School with Caddo Middle Career and Technology SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caddo Parish spends per student$14,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,072
- The largest public schools in LouisianaRidgewood Middle School is the number 78 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 219
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.13.0:1
- 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 Ridgewood Middle School
How many students attend Ridgewood Middle School?
521 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 702 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Shreveport, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgewood Middle School?
13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ridgewood Middle School a Title I school?
Ridgewood Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ridgewood Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ridgewood Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana'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 Ridgewood Middle School in?
Caddo Parish, NCES district ID 2200300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220030000189 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.