Summary:
Ripley has one listed elementary school, Ripley Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 317 students. Because it is the only school listed, families cannot compare schools within Ripley using these figures. Its student-teacher ratio was 13.3:1 in 2024–2025, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. The clearest overall strength is science: in 2025–2026, the school had 53% of students proficient, compared with 30% statewide, a 23-point advantage.
The school was above the state in all three subjects in 2025–2026, though the advantage was much larger in science: math was 33% versus 25% statewide, and ELA was 28% versus 26%. Results differed sharply by grade. Eighth-grade science was a standout at 78%, 42 points above the state’s 36%; eighth-grade math was also 15 points above the state. Fifth grade was the clearest weak spot: proficiency was 15% in both ELA and math, 13 points below the state in each, while science was 21%, 14 points below the state.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in all three subjects: ELA rose from 24% to 28%, math from 28% to 33%, and science from 46% to 53%. SchoolDigger’s latest rating also improved: the school ranked 260 of 626 schools, at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, compared with 329 of 614, at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, the previous year. Chronic absenteeism was 12% in 2025–2026, 1 point above the Ripley district’s 11% and 4 points below the state’s 16%.
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