Ridgway Area School District

Summary:

The Ridgway Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School, Ridgway Area High School, and Ridgway Area Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Ridgway Area Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 130 middle schools in Pennsylvania and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's PSSA test scores in both math and English language arts are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Ridgway Area High School also performs well, with 11th-grade proficiency rates above the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature on the Keystone Exams.

While Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School has more mixed PSSA proficiency rates, the Ridgway Area School District as a whole appears to be performing better than the state average on many metrics, including graduation rates and spending per student. The district also has a low dropout rate across its schools, suggesting it is providing a quality education to its students.

District Detail

62 School Dr
Ridgway, PA 15853

(814) 773-3146

SchoolDigger Rank:
197^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 781

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School	Public	K-5	62 School Dr	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 776-2176	359	29	12.5	63.2%	341 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	50.3	819^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.8%		68.3	529^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.3%	290				61.0	49.1	43.8				51.2	45.8	47.2	36.0				42.6	$14,178	$465	$13,713
Ridgway Area High School	Public	9-12	1403 Hill St	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 773-3164	224	19	11.8	39.3%	212 (94.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	63.6	263^rd of 681 public high schools	61.4%		65.9	239^th of 686 public high schools	65.2%	24	42.8	57.1	68.8															$13,057	$159	$12,898
Ridgway Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1403 Hill St	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 773-3164	198	14	14.5	54.5%	184 (92.9%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	81.4	130^th of 873 public middle schools	85.1%		82.6	121^st of 891 public middle schools	86.4%	9							71.0	55.9	48.4	59.0				53.6	55.0	60.6	56.3	$24,234	$175	$24,059

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Marys Area School District	6.43 mi	4	385^th
Johnsonburg Area School District	6.68 mi	2	47^th
Brockway Area School District	12.17 mi	2	100^th
Kane Area School District	17.45 mi	3	311^th
DuBois Area School District	19.58 mi	6	180^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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