Summary:
Zip code 43337 covers Morral, Ohio, and includes two public schools in the Ridgedale Local district: Ridgedale Elementary School for grades PK–5 (306 students) and Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School for grades 6–12 (315 students). Together they serve 621 students, and the district ranks 547 out of 773 in Ohio, at the 29th percentile with 1 star.
The high school’s standout areas are social studies and graduation: American History is 84.8% proficient vs. 73.2% state, American Government is 75.4% vs. 71.6%, English II is 69.8% vs. 62.7%, and the graduation rate is 100.0%. Its social studies average is 80.1% vs. 72.4% state. However, its overall test average is 51.4% vs. 59.6% state, with math at 36.9% vs. 52.3% and ELA at 49.6% vs. 59.9%. The elementary school stands out for attendance—12.9% chronic absenteeism vs. 23.0% at the high school and 18.2% districtwide—and for 5th grade ELA (73.2% vs. 70.4%), 5th grade Science (63.4% vs. 62.7%), and 3rd grade Math (65.2% vs. 62.1%). Its overall test average is 55.4% vs. 63.8% state, with ELA at 53.1% vs. 65.2%.
The sharpest concerns are middle-grade and high school math/ELA and elementary 4th grade. Geometry is 20.8% proficient vs. 43.3% state; 7th grade math is 28.3% vs. 48.6%, 6th grade math is 36.6% vs. 56.2%, 6th grade ELA is 38.1% vs. 56.0%, and 7th grade ELA is 43.3% vs. 62.7%. At the elementary school, 4th grade ELA is 38.3% vs. 61.8% and 4th grade math is 44.7% vs. 67.3%. The high school is 42nd percentile with 2 stars, the elementary is 36th percentile with 2 stars, and both have shown year-to-year swings that may reflect small cohorts. The elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio (14.4 vs. 11.7) and more free/reduced lunch participation (61.44% vs. 55.24%); the high school has higher per-student spending ($10,783 vs. $10,101).
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