Ringgold Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Monongahela, Pennsylvania

Ringgold Middle School in Monongahela, Pennsylvania enrolled 738 students in 2024-25 with 58.3 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. 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, 36-40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

787 students in 2022-23, 743 students in 2023-24, 738 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.5 to 58.3.

Students enrolled at Ringgold Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 73802004006008002022-237872023-247432024-25738
Students enrolled at Ringgold Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 73802004006008002022-237872023-247432024-25738
Students enrolled at Ringgold Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 73802004006008002022-237872023-247432024-25738
Students enrolled at Ringgold Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 743, 2024-25: 73802004006008002022-237872023-247432024-25738
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378756.513.9
2023-2474356.313.2
2024-2573858.312.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Ringgold Middle School 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRinggold Middle School 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Ringgold Middle School 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRinggold Middle School 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Ringgold Middle School 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRinggold Middle School 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Ringgold Middle School 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRinggold Middle School 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

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 396 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ringgold Middle School enrolled 792 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 396 of the 792 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent39.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.6% of students were White, 9.8% of two or more races, 7.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White77.6%
  2. Two or more races9.8%
  3. Black7.6%
  4. Hispanic4.6%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Ringgold Middle School scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236‑40%38‑42%54%
Math, 2022-2317%18‑22% (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 Ringgold Middle School

  1. Charleroi Area Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 299 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  2. Monessen Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.2 miles away: 128 students, 8.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  3. Compare Ringgold Middle School with Charleroi Area Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ringgold SD spends per student$15,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,741
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaRinggold Middle School is the number 150 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#150 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.12.7:1
  7. 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 Ringgold Middle School

  1. How many students attend Ringgold Middle School?
    738 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Monongahela, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ringgold Middle School?
    12.7 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.
  3. Is Ringgold Middle School a Title I school?
    Ringgold Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ringgold Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ringgold Middle School scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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.
  5. What district is Ringgold Middle School in?
    Ringgold SD, NCES district ID 4220400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422040004271 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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