Summary:
Ridgemont Local is a small Ohio district with just two schools: Ridgemont High School, which serves grades 6–12 and enrolls 247 students, and Ridgemont Elementary School, which serves grades K–5 and enrolls 204 students — 451 students in all. There is no separate middle school, so the district's 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade results are reported under the high school. District-wide, Ridgemont Local ranks 543rd of 773 districts, at the 30th percentile with 1 star, while both schools show 2 stars in their latest rank histories.
The high school's results vary sharply by subject. In 2025–2026, American Government proficiency was 84.4% against 71.6% statewide, 8th-grade math was 64.3% versus 52.0%, and 8th-grade science jumped from 37.5% to 60.7%, close to the state's 61.2%. The graduation rate is 100%. Against that, 7th-grade ELA (32.3% vs. 62.7%) and 7th-grade math (33.3% vs. 48.6%) are far below state, and chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, above the district's 11.5%. Its state rank has fallen from the 80th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 37th percentile in 2025–2026.
At the elementary school, 5th-grade English Language Arts is the standout: 79.5% proficient versus 70.4% statewide, following 81.1% versus 67.7% the year before. Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, lower than the district, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.0:1, better than the high school's 16.3:1. Other elementary results lag, including 4th-grade math at 34.5% versus 67.3% statewide. Parents should read these numbers carefully: with roughly 200–250 students per school, a few students can move a percentage by many points. Free/reduced-lunch data is not included, and spending figures are from 2018–2019.
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