Ritchie Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 3700 Wood St
       Wheeling, WV  26003-4399


(304) 243-0372

District: Ohio County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
32nd of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,041 Help


Students who attend Ritchie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wheeling Middle School
High:    Wheeling Park High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  285

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.8%
Two or more races:
14.7%
African American:
14.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.9% Help


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Compare Details Ritchie Elementary School ranks better than 91.3% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Ohio County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ritchie Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (68.8%), two or more races (14.7%), African American (14.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ritchie Elementary School is 11.6, which is the 3rd best among 9 elementary schools in the Ohio County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ritchie Elementary School is $15,041, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Ohio County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ritchie Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ritchie Elementary School 32nd of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Ritchie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Ohio County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Ohio County Schools 4th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ritchie Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 17.97 395th 420 6.0%
2010 32.48 333rd 427 22.0%
2011 29.49 344th 426 19.2%
2012 32.98 328th 426 23.0%
2013 40.61 276th 428 35.5%
2014 53.39 170th 422 59.7%
2015 67.68 91st 408 77.7%
2016 63.24 122nd 402 69.7%
2017 66.89 103rd 399 74.2%
2018 87.64 20th 392 94.9%
2019 80.30 51st 383 86.7%
2021 83.95 40th 380 89.5%
2022 83.47 36th 375 90.4%
2023 85.69 32nd 368 91.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.71 76th 218 65.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.98 74th 98 24.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 89.89 3rd 377 99.2%
2018 95.52 2nd 258 99.2%
2019 73.13 33rd 185 82.2%
2023 99.68 1st 180 99.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.45 79th 382 79.3%
2018 94.14 2nd 368 99.5%
2021 91.37 4th 335 98.8%
2022 88.50 13th 347 96.3%
2023 93.21 9th 333 97.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.81 99th 381 74.0%
2018 86.43 18th 366 95.1%
2019 76.82 55th 339 83.8%
2021 88.47 19th 322 94.1%
2022 81.72 33rd 325 89.8%
2023 88.60 17th 317 94.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 99.99 1st 154 99.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.74 100th 382 73.8%
2018 84.16 26th 364 92.9%
2019 80.88 46th 338 86.4%
2021 77.17 48th 333 85.6%
2022 79.22 38th 330 88.5%
2023 79.90 37th 322 88.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.58 68th 75 9.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.27 40th 187 78.6%
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Rank History for White students at Ritchie Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 69.21 88th 382 77.0%
2018 91.48 13th 374 96.5%
2019 83.26 42nd 373 88.7%
2021 86.69 31st 376 91.8%
2022 84.68 35th 373 90.6%
2023 81.92 43rd 366 88.3%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ritchie Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 436 436
1990 420 16 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1991 449 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1992 342 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1993 355 21 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1994 341 31 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1995 314 50 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1996 314 50 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1997 291 71 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1998 286 68 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1999 291 66 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2000 295 60 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2001 269 43 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2002 231 30 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 262
2003 231 30 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 262
2004 214 30 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2005 200 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 237
2006 183 41 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 227
2007 205 49 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2008 216 45 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 261
2009 220 46 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 268
2010 228 46 1 5 0 0 0 0 280
2011 217 53 1 5 0 0 2 0 278
2012 231 64 2 4 0 0 8 0 309
2013 245 45 3 3 0 0 20 0 316
2014 218 39 3 2 0 0 17 0 279
2015 236 52 2 2 0 0 31 0 323
2016 204 39 4 3 0 0 36 0 286
2017 222 46 4 2 0 0 39 0 313
2018 221 44 3 2 0 0 29 0 299
2019 206 47 5 6 0 0 42 0 306
2020 202 39 4 5 0 0 46 0 296
2021 190 42 3 4 1 0 38 0 278
2022 179 54 3 5 1 0 45 0 287
2023 196 41 2 3 1 0 42 0 285

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 Ritchie Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 436 26.0 16.7 n/a
1990 439 25.6 17.1 35.3
1991 470 23.0 20.4 42.1
1992 363 22.2 16.3 53.7
1993 380 22.0 17.3 56.1
1994 374 23.7 15.8 58.3
1995 365 23.8 15.3 65.5
1996 365 23.8 15.3 65.5
1997 362 25.3 14.3 68.2
1998 355 23.7 15.0 90.7
1999 357 23.5 15.2 87.7
2000 355 22.9 15.5 91.8
2001 312 22.6 13.8 90.4
2002 262 18.7 14.0 81.7
2003 262 18.7 14.0 81.7
2004 244 17.5 13.9 80.3
2005 237 16.5 14.4 84.8
2006 227 17.5 13.0 84.1
2007 254 18.0 14.1 78.7
2008 261 18.0 14.5 88.5
2009 268 19.5 13.7 83.2
2010 280 20.5 13.6 86.1
2011 278 17.3 15.9 78.8
2012 309 27.2 11.3 86.7
2013 316 25.2 12.5 72.8
2014 279 25.2 11.0 n/a
2015 323 24.0 13.4 70.3
2016 286 24.0 11.9 76.2
2017 313 28.5 10.9 68.4
2018 299 25.0 11.9 86.6
2019 306 24.5 12.4 69.9
2020 296 25.5 11.6 72.3
2021 278 27.0 10.2 71.9
2022 287 26.5 10.8 n/a
2023 285 24.5 11.6 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 Ritchie Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 436 26.0 16.7 n/a
1990 439 25.6 17.1 35.3
1991 470 23.0 20.4 42.1
1992 363 22.2 16.3 53.7
1993 380 22.0 17.3 56.1
1994 374 23.7 15.8 58.3
1995 365 23.8 15.3 65.5
1996 365 23.8 15.3 65.5
1997 362 25.3 14.3 68.2
1998 355 23.7 15.0 90.7
1999 357 23.5 15.2 87.7
2000 355 22.9 15.5 91.8
2001 312 22.6 13.8 90.4
2002 262 18.7 14.0 81.7
2003 262 18.7 14.0 81.7
2004 244 17.5 13.9 80.3
2005 237 16.5 14.4 84.8
2006 227 17.5 13.0 84.1
2007 254 18.0 14.1 78.7
2008 261 18.0 14.5 88.5
2009 268 19.5 13.7 83.2
2010 280 20.5 13.6 86.1
2011 278 17.3 15.9 78.8
2012 309 27.2 11.3 86.7
2013 316 25.2 12.5 72.8
2014 279 25.2 11.0 n/a
2015 323 24.0 13.4 70.3
2016 286 24.0 11.9 76.2
2017 313 28.5 10.9 68.4
2018 299 25.0 11.9 86.6
2019 306 24.5 12.4 69.9
2020 296 25.5 11.6 72.3
2021 278 27.0 10.2 71.9
2022 287 26.5 10.8 n/a
2023 285 24.5 11.6 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 Ritchie Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,853 (19.0%) $12,187 (81.0%) $15,040

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ritchie Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 51st of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 32nd of 368 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ritchie Elementary School)85.279
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio County Schools)6369.8
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ritchie Elementary School)77.865.8
 12%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio County Schools)57.156.5
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ritchie Elementary School)72.375
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio County Schools)51.358.8
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ritchie Elementary School)61.775
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio County Schools)50.857.8
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ritchie Elementary School)69.474.3
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio County Schools)4952.1
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ritchie Elementary School)59.260
 0.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio County Schools)53.753
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Ritchie Elementary School)24.525.7
 1.2%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio County Schools)36.228.8
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students306285
 6.9%
African American4741
 12.8%
American Indian01
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic63
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White206196
 4.9%
Two or More Races4242


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ritchie Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 285 students attended Ritchie Elementary School.

Yes. Ritchie Elementary School ranks in the top 8.7% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Ritchie Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wheeling Middle School
High : Wheeling Park High School

Students at Ritchie Elementary School are 69% White, 15% Two or more races, 14% African American, 1% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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