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Ridgedale Elementary School

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Ridgedale Elementary School ranks 904 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ridgedale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morral, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Ridgedale Local District, which is ranked 489 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgedale Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, ranking between 829 and 1127 out of around 1,600 schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.9% to 22.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Ridgedale Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 40.9% to 73.8% in math and 52.4% to 63.6% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 56.7% to 69.1% in math and 61.3% to 67.7% in ELA. The school's performance on state tests is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools in these categories.

When comparing Ridgedale Elementary School to the nearby River Valley Local schools, such as Liberty Elementary School and Heritage Elementary School, it becomes clear that Ridgedale is underperforming compared to its peers. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Ridgedale Elementary School, ranging from 47.59% to 60.25% over the past few years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's performance. Targeted interventions and support to address the high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and achievement gaps among subgroups could potentially help Ridgedale Elementary School improve its performance.

306

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,114

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3105 Hillman Ford Rd
Morral, OH 43337-9302

(740) 382-6065

District: Ridgedale Local

Students who attend Ridgedale Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Ohio avg64%

904^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

489^th of 828Ridgedale 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	904 of 1558	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	955 of 1577	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	961 of 1596	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	959 of 1588	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	829 of 1610	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1127 of 1676	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1072 of 1636	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	1128 of 1651	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	1048 of 1678	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	1071 of 1684	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.9	995 of 1687	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	1053 of 1701	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1223 of 1709	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	1257 of 1686	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1234 of 1662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.7	1020 of 1610	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	954 of 1582	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.5	1370 of 1609	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	1215 of 1504	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1247 of 1501	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.8	852 of 1471	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	508 of 765	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	951 of 1452	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	928 of 1466	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	792 of 1483	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	853 of 1488	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	649 of 1467	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	1117 of 1502	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1077 of 1518	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	54.1	123 of 219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	689 of 1473	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	878 of 1484	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	660 of 1447	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	979 of 1419	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	606 of 1404	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	976 of 1465	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1019 of 1465	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	756 of 1466	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	887 of 1485	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1010 of 1498	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	993 of 1518	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	869 of 1499	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	955 of 1535	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1002 of 1536	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	681 of 856	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	938 of 1175	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	961 of 1190	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	962 of 1215	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	969 of 1242	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	852 of 1249	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1101 of 1271	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1115 of 1309	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)44th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)34th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+7 vs state

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

Mathematics58%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 382-6065	306	21	14.4	61.4%	285 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	49.3	904^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.4	955^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	51	70.5	58.3	73.8	40.9		58.3	52.4	63.6		$14,114
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7		178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%		20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	158	44.8	42.9	58.8	20.7		50.0	64.7	55.2		$12,109
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	83	19.2	52.5	54.0	15.4		52.5	48.0	25.0		$12,928
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1		247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%		12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	91	28.9	35.4	40.8	35.6		41.7	36.0	52.2		$11,103
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7		332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	1	22.5	42.9	34.5	15.5		33.3	29.3	35.2		$11,330
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	20	34.9	49.1	64.9	46.9		52.8	65.5	65.1		$12,965
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%	49	37.8	47.3	36.5	32.4		48.0	25.0	54.1		$10,775
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	151	14	10.5		102 (67.5%)	32 (21.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%		6.1	1490^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.5%	123		41.7	18.2		6.7	41.7	0.0		33.3	$7,456
Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	490	31	16.0	61.2%	449 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	55.4	813^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%		58.6	781^st of 1577 public elementary schools	50.5%	32	76.3	56.6	70.6	70.0		62.2	48.2	64.6		$11,938
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	483	26	18.5		431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	72.4	484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.6	525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.7%	41	75.3	68.6	83.1	64.5		74.4	73.0	78.5		$12,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgedale Elementary School

Is Ridgedale Elementary School a good school?

Ridgedale Elementary School ranks 904^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ridgedale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridgedale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School

What district is Ridgedale Elementary School in?

Ridgedale Local

How many students attend Ridgedale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Ridgedale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgedale Elementary School?

Students at Ridgedale Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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