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Kenton Ridge Middle/High School

Q: Is Kenton Ridge Middle/High School a good school?

Kenton Ridge Middle/High School ranks 518 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Kenton Ridge Middle/High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Springfield, Ohio, with 844 students. The school is part of the Northeastern Local School District, which is ranked 412 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Kenton Ridge has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, typically around the 500th rank, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Academically, Kenton Ridge's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts for 6th-8th grades were 5-10 percentage points lower than the Northeastern Local district and the state of Ohio. The school's performance on end-of-course exams, such as Algebra I, Geometry, and English II, is also below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower. However, Kenton Ridge performs better in certain subjects, such as 8th grade Science and American Government, where its proficiency rates are above the district and state levels.

Kenton Ridge's four-year graduation rates have been inconsistent, ranging from 7.3% to 94.7% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the typical high school graduation rate in Ohio, around 85-90%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.2% to 29.6% in recent years, notably higher than the state average of around 15-20%. Compared to other nearby schools, such as Northeastern Middle/High School and Shawnee Middle School/High School, Kenton Ridge generally underperforms academically, with lower test scores and graduation rates. However, the school's performance is still better than some of the lowest-performing schools in the area, such as Cliff Park High School and the schools within the Springfield City School District.

1,025

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,418

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 Montego Dr
Springfield, OH 45503-6306

(937) 390-1274

District: Northeastern Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Geometry scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

Ohio avg58%

Middle school

451^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2024

From top 33% (2024) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

518^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Northeastern Local

412^th of 828Northeastern Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	451 of 1036	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	345 of 1046	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	397 of 938	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	257 of 942	72.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	68 of 194	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	479 of 983	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	261 of 989	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	500 of 954	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	412 of 958	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	145 of 263	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	86 of 254	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	260 of 572	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	293 of 563	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	482 of 777	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	363 of 795	54.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	518 of 855	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	491 of 864	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	528 of 867	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	522 of 836	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	518 of 819	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	460 of 836	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	555 of 800	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	451 of 773	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.8	401 of 784	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	422 of 778	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.8	361 of 769	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.5	400 of 767	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.3	325 of 832	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	305 of 818	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.4	274 of 819	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	357 of 791	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.5	383 of 767	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	274 of 756	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	165 of 696	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.7	284 of 689	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.6	163 of 681	76.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	209 of 606	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	240 of 596	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.0	564 of 628	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	471 of 550	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	546 of 809	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	492 of 798	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	525 of 813	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	495 of 794	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	478 of 775	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	395 of 781	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	512 of 751	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	124 of 244	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	194 of 280	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	135 of 308	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	175 of 312	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	0.5	348 of 349	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.9	54 of 272	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	20.0	491 of 538	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	83.8	30 of 260	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	563 of 815	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	525 of 822	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	510 of 805	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	468 of 773	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	377 of 763	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	614 of 779	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	635 of 758	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	469 of 817	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	466 of 816	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	540 of 819	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	502 of 808	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	564 of 778	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	499 of 792	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	581 of 763	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	163 of 242	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	603 of 617	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	389 of 598	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	381 of 614	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	524 of 748	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	494 of 754	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	568 of 756	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	565 of 749	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	557 of 727	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	473 of 739	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	572 of 718	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2022)88th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+10 vs state

Algebra I70%+10 vs state

American History68%-3 vs state

American Government68%-5 vs state

English II63%~ state avg

Biology61%-4 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Geometry27%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Kenton Ridge Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2250 Montego Dr	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 390-1274	1,025	54	19.0	89.1%	866 (84.5%)	42 (4.1%)	26 (2.5%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.1%)	44.8	518^th of 855 public high schools	39.4%		46.5	491^st of 864 public high schools	43.2%	27	73.4	67.5	68.1	48.5	56.3	47.6	49.4	67.2	58.2	61.4	62.8	26.8		69.6	$10,418
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	701 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-2800	1,606	112	14.3		558 (34.7%)	612 (38.1%)	227 (14.1%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	193 (12.0%)	16.7	690^th of 855 public high schools	19.3%		15.7	691^st of 864 public high schools	20.0%	1		64.1	54.2							39.3	26.6	12.0		21.8	$14,067
Cliff Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	821 N Limestone St	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Cliff Park High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 342-3006	357	8	44.6		224 (62.7%)	63 (17.6%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.9%)	2.5	839^th of 855 public high schools	1.9%		4	821^st of 864 public high schools	5.0%	18		27.8	27.7							16.7	2.8	2.4		3.6	$7,696
Buckeye Community School - Springfield	Public, Charter	9-12	14 N Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45504	Clark County	Buckeye Community School - Springfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 967-4107	184	8	23.0		100 (54.3%)	30 (16.3%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (22.3%)								(n/a)															$10,111
Springfield School Of Innovation	Public	9-12	601 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4120	122	20	6.1		78 (63.9%)	20 (16.4%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.5%)	20.3	668^th of 855 public high schools	21.9%		11.1	721^st of 864 public high schools	16.6%	53		46.4	61.8							50.0	42.4	22.9		14.3	$18,975
Springfield City Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	601 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 505-4120	13	0			9 (69.2%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)															$5,822
Global Impact STEM Academy	Public	7-12	700 S Limestone St Ste B	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Global Impact STEM Academy	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 328-6600	697	29	23.8	39.2%	524 (75.2%)	53 (7.6%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (13.5%)	57.9	361^st of 855 public high schools	57.8%		53	427^th of 864 public high schools	50.6%	66	62.2	77.0	86.1		47.9	15.9		54.5	51.3	70.5	71.9	41.0		55.0	$10,277
Springfield-Clark County	Public	7-12	1901 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield-Clark County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 325-7368	657	55	11.9	60.9%	508 (77.3%)	36 (5.5%)	56 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Shawnee Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1675 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 717-2402	667	41	16.2	51.6%	542 (81.3%)	45 (6.7%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.9%)	70.2	189^th of 855 public high schools	77.9%		68.1	222^nd of 864 public high schools	74.3%	33	72.7	76.1	82.5		71.3	69.5		66.1	62.8	76.5	75.6	48.9	100.0	75.0	$14,503
Northwestern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5650 Troy Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 964-1324	731	36	20.3	39.0%	650 (88.9%)	18 (2.5%)	31 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	57	372^nd of 855 public high schools	56.5%		57.1	371^st of 864 public high schools	57.1%	1	56.1	79.6	71.9		36.8	50.5		61.7	48.1	68.2	64.6	52.2		66.2	$13,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenton Ridge Middle/High School

Is Kenton Ridge Middle/High School a good school?

Kenton Ridge Middle/High School ranks 518^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kenton Ridge Middle/High School in?

Northeastern Local

What is the racial makeup of Kenton Ridge Middle/High School?

Students at Kenton Ridge Middle/High School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Kenton Ridge Middle/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,025 students attended Kenton Ridge Middle/High School.

What schools feed into Kenton Ridge Middle/High School?

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Elementary : Kenton Ridge Elementary

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