Summary:
Ridge Road Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sandersville, Georgia, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 623 students. The school is part of the Washington County School District, which is ranked 175 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ridge Road Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 20.3% to 28.2% across grades, compared to the state average of 37% to 48.2%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.2% to 35.2%, while the state average was 41% to 48.1%. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with its ranking ranging from 765 out of 1,214 schools in 2020-2021 to 941 out of 1,242 schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.31% to 95.99% over the past three school years, and its spending per student has been relatively low, ranging from $7,662 in 2016-2017 to $8,313 in 2018-2019.
When comparing Ridge Road Elementary School to the nearby Johnson County Elementary School, which is located about 17 miles away, there are some notable differences. Johnson County Elementary School has consistently outperformed Ridge Road Elementary in the Milestones Assessments, with proficiency rates that are often 10-20 percentage points higher. Additionally, Johnson County Elementary has a slightly lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (94.42% in 2022-2023) and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (13.7 in 2022-2023) compared to Ridge Road Elementary. Despite being in the same school district, Ridge Road Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or school ranking over the past 10 years, suggesting that the school may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
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Detail:
Public 3-5
District:
Washington County
SchoolDigger Rank:
899th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Ridge Road Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.6
Number of students: 623
Racial breakdown:
African American:
68.9%
White:
24.6%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Hispanic:
2.6%
American Indian:
0.3%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96%
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