Summary:
The city of Morral, Ohio is home to two public schools that serve students from pre-K through 12th grade - Ridgedale Elementary School and Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Ridgedale Local school district. While the schools have shown some academic strengths, they also face challenges such as high chronic absenteeism rates and economic disadvantages among the student population.
Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School has demonstrated improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in recent years. Both schools also have relatively high proficiency rates on Ohio state tests, particularly in subjects like American History, American Government, and Biology, indicating they are effectively preparing students academically. However, the schools struggle with a 20.1% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average.
Economically, the Ridgedale schools serve a student population with significant disadvantages, as evidenced by the high free/reduced lunch rates of over 58% at both schools. This likely presents challenges that the schools must work to address. Despite these obstacles, the schools maintain favorable student-teacher ratios of 15:1 at the elementary level and 12.2:1 at the secondary level, which are better than state norms.
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