Ridgeway Middle

Public 6-8

 6333 Quince RD
       Memphis, TN  38119-7710


(901) 416-1588

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
526th of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,972 Help


Students who attend Ridgeway Middle usually attend:

High:    Ridgeway High

Feeder schools for Ridgeway Middle:

Elementary:    Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary
    Oak Forest Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  620

Racial breakdown:

African American:
84.8%
Hispanic:
9.2%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.6% Help


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Compare Details Ridgeway Middle ranks worse than 88.6% of middle schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 20th among 35 ranked middle schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (84.8%), Hispanic (9.2%), two or more races (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridgeway Middle is 18.4. 27 middle schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridgeway Middle is $9,972. 21 middle schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ridgeway Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgeway Middle 526th of 594 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Ridgeway Middle in the ranking list.)

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Memphis-Shelby County Schools 136th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ridgeway Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.03 478th 563 15.1%
2019 15.87 501st 574 12.7%
2021 11.16 510th 576 11.5%
2022 14.73 493rd 569 13.4%
2023 12.97 526th 594 11.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.09 129th 222 41.9%
2021 25.87 198th 238 16.8%
2023 29.09 210th 288 27.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.32 379th 481 21.2%
2019 22.36 415th 490 15.3%
2021 14.12 452nd 483 6.4%
2022 24.24 407th 495 17.8%
2023 17.29 458th 514 10.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.02 452nd 529 14.6%
2021 12.79 475th 538 11.7%
2022 17.00 473rd 552 14.3%
2023 13.34 496th 560 11.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.32 468th 523 10.5%
2021 10.07 492nd 529 7.0%
2022 12.93 486th 540 10.0%
2023 13.57 503rd 557 9.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.94 165th 284 41.9%
2019 29.55 205th 293 30.0%
2021 22.58 216th 277 22.0%
2022 28.20 195th 299 34.8%
2023 23.76 239th 316 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ridgeway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.21 125th 219 42.9%
2019 33.77 153rd 228 32.9%
2021 29.49 180th 261 31.0%
2022 47.78 120th 275 56.4%
2023 29.65 207th 285 27.4%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Ridgeway Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 20 617 5 49 0 1 3 0 695
2015 26 591 7 47 0 1 9 0 681
2016 14 585 7 40 1 0 13 0 660
2017 15 614 2 45 0 0 14 0 690
2018 6 641 3 40 0 0 15 0 705
2019 4 674 5 58 0 0 17 0 758
2020 7 679 6 63 2 0 26 0 783
2021 11 618 4 69 1 0 37 0 740
2022 9 554 3 63 0 0 26 0 655
2023 14 526 1 57 1 0 21 0 620

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ridgeway Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 695 41.6 16.7 75.3
2015 681 32.0 21.2 50.8
2016 660 43.0 15.3 82.6
2017 690 39.7 17.3 n/a
2018 705 41.0 17.1 n/a
2019 758 41.5 18.2 n/a
2020 783 38.4 20.3 n/a
2021 740 39.1 18.8 n/a
2022 655 43.5 15.0 n/a
2023 620 33.6 18.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ridgeway Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 695 41.6 16.7 75.3
2015 681 32.0 21.2 50.8
2016 660 43.0 15.3 82.6
2017 690 39.7 17.3 n/a
2018 705 41.0 17.1 n/a
2019 758 41.5 18.2 n/a
2020 783 38.4 20.3 n/a
2021 740 39.1 18.8 n/a
2022 655 43.5 15.0 n/a
2023 620 33.6 18.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ridgeway Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $759 (7.1%) $8,846 (82.9%) $10,672
2020 $671 (6.9%) $8,379 (86.0%) $9,739
2021 $1,297 (13.0%) $8,095 (81.2%) $9,972

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ridgeway Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 501st of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 526th of 594 Middle schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Ridgeway Middle)14.56.3
 8.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)22.29.9
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3931.5
 7.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway Middle)15.314.6
 0.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)19.220.3
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Ridgeway Middle)22.29.8
 12.4%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)21.222.7
 1.5%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ridgeway Middle)22.26.5
 15.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)17.512.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway Middle)12.918.5
 5.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)2018.2
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Ridgeway Middle)25.217.6
 7.6%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)25.422.1
 3.3%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ridgeway Middle)14.411.2
 3.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)20.912.5
 8.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgeway Middle)12.613.5
 0.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)13.413.9
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Algebra I (Ridgeway Middle)23.520
 3.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)59.435.8
 23.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)75.669.2
 6.4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Ridgeway Middle)10.619.5
 8.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)22.821.7
 1.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Ridgeway Middle)17.16.4
 10.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)27.217
 10.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Ridgeway Middle)13.615.6
 2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)20.620.7
 0.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Algebra I (Ridgeway Middle)23.520
 3.5%
   All Grades Algebra I (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)12.17.7
 4.4%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.420.7
 6.7%
All Grades Social Studies (Ridgeway Middle)19.415.4
 4%
   All Grades Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)23.122.2
 0.9%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students758620
 18.2%
African American674526
 22%
American Indian01
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic5857
 1.7%
Pacific Islander00
White414
 250%
Two or More Races1721
 23.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeway Middle

Students who attend Ridgeway Middle usually go on to attend Ridgeway High

Students at Ridgeway Middle are 85% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Ridgeway Middle ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 620 students attended Ridgeway Middle.


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