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Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High

Q: Is Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High a good school?

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High ranks 135 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

Students at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High are 38% White, 34% African American, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary

Public Grades 6-12

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Monetta, South Carolina, with 468 students. The school is part of the Aiken 01 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Unfortunately, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High has significantly lower test scores compared to the Aiken 01 district and the state of South Carolina across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.8% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 52.1% in the district and 56% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also been around 84-85% in recent years, slightly lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has higher dropout rates and very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 29.7% in the last few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Aiken Scholars Academy, Wagener-Sally High, and Aiken High, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.52% to 100% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the poor academic outcomes, despite the relatively high per-student spending.

460

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,833

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 Trojan Road
Monetta, SC 29105

(803) 685-2100

District: Aiken 01

Feeder schools for Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High:

Elementary:

Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

African American:

33.7%

Hispanic:

22.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (39% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

303^rd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 2% (2017) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

135^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 39% (2017) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

39^th of 75Aiken 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	310 of 317	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	251 of 252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	216 of 248	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	253 of 253	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	281 of 295	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	276 of 294	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	288 of 299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	297 of 307	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	282 of 307	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	304 of 313	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	251 of 294	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	263 of 303	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	248 of 257	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	236 of 255	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	135 of 235	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	174 of 235	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	180 of 237	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	187 of 226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	196 of 227	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	207 of 225	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	200 of 216	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	135 of 223	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.7	165 of 210	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.8	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	13.8	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	155 of 199	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	140 of 188	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	137 of 185	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	63.5	80 of 191	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.7	87 of 191	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	118 of 187	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	115 of 194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	116 of 190	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	157 of 178	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	181 of 184	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	164 of 183	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	180 of 225	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	188 of 223	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	183 of 220	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	175 of 213	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	174 of 213	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	198 of 210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	126 of 226	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	146 of 229	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	168 of 213	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	203 of 217	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	203 of 214	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	85 of 224	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	135 of 228	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	156 of 229	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	181 of 224	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	185 of 215	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	210 of 218	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	133 of 196	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	165 of 197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	185 of 189	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	188 of 191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	185 of 185	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 287%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 280%+6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-8 vs state

English 145%-16 vs state

English Language Arts35%-22 vs state

Science21%-27 vs state

Mathematics8%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4		176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41.4	135^th of 235 public high schools	42.6%		27.2	174^th of 235 public high schools	26.0%	39	42.8	29.6	33.3	10.7	7.4	5.6	21.4	80.4	45.3	53.3	86.9	$13,833	$1,036	$1,287	$2,323	$10,274	$1,236	$11,510
Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3		259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	19.4	193^rd of 235 public high schools	17.9%		34	148^th of 235 public high schools	37.0%	45								48.9	48.0	41.3	80.7	$19,603	$1,231	$593	$1,824	$13,651	$4,128	$17,779
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	17 Par Drive	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1767	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3		284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	18.4	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%		21	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%	11								45.7	44.3	37.0	81.7	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673
Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	714	43	16.6		215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	16.2	203^rd of 235 public high schools	13.6%		20.3	193^rd of 235 public high schools	17.9%	10								38.0	43.5	49.3	77.3	$11,923	$974	$929	$1,903	$9,000	$1,020	$10,020
Trenton High	Public	9-12	84 Greenhouse Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3044	3	4	.7		0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6		830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	56.9	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%		50.8	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	14								73.3	70.0	68.8	83.3	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14.0		430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	31.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%		38	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	23								56.1	50.2	57.7	81.6	$13,738	$712	$502	$1,214	$10,807	$1,718	$12,524
Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4		102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	19.6	192^nd of 235 public high schools	18.3%		17.7	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%	5								52.7	40.0	51.8	77.8	$22,116	$1,020	$1,323	$2,344	$17,212	$2,560	$19,772
Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1		114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.5	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%		97.8	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%	2									100.0	97.4	100.0	$41,824	$2,717	$2,560	$5,277	$31,869	$4,678	$36,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High

How many students attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High.

What schools feed into Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?

Students at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High are 38% White, 34% African American, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High a good school?

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High ranks 135^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High in?

Aiken 01

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