Summary:
Zip code 73768 has one listed elementary school, Ringwood Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through 8th grade and enrolling 216 students. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Its latest results were below state averages in all three subjects, with the largest shortfall in science.
There is no separate local top or bottom school: Ringwood Elementary School is the sole entry. Its relative bright spot was mathematics: in 2025–2026, all-grades proficiency was 24%, just 1 percentage point below the state’s 25%; 5th-grade math was 28%, matching the state. Science was the clearest weakness: all-grades proficiency was 20%, 10 points below the state’s 30%, and 5th-grade proficiency was 20%, 15 points below the state’s 35%. English Language Arts I was also below the state, at 20% versus 26% for all grades and 20% versus 28% in 5th grade.
Results shifted unevenly over time: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grades science improved 3 points, from 17% to 20%, while English Language Arts I fell 3 points and math fell 4 points. The three-subject average declined from 23% to 21%, and the average gap to the state widened from 5 to 6 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved down, from 280th of 614 schools and the 54th percentile in 2024–2025 to 424th of 626 and the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026. Other context includes a 10.6 student-teacher ratio and 60% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 2.4%, compared with 3.3% districtwide and 15.9% statewide.
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