Is Ridge Mills Elementary School a good school?

Ridge Mills Elementary School ranks 1189 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridge Mills Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 363 students attended Ridge Mills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Mills Elementary School?

Students at Ridge Mills Elementary School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ridge Mills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridge Mills Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lyndon H Strough Middle School High : Rome Free Academy

Ridge Mills Elementary School

Summary:

Ridge Mills Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 380 students in grades K-6 in the Rome City School District in Rome, New York.

Ridge Mills Elementary School consistently outperforms the Rome City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 55.81% of 6th-grade students at Ridge Mills Elementary School were proficient in ELA, compared to only 18.43% in the district and 43.64% statewide. The school also outperforms the district and state in 5th-grade Science proficiency. Additionally, Ridge Mills Elementary School has a strong track record of high rankings among New York elementary schools, consistently placing in the top half of the state.

While Ridge Mills Elementary School outperforms its peers in the Rome City School District, such as Stokes Elementary, Bellamy Elementary, and John E Joy Elementary, the school faces some socioeconomic challenges, with 26.05% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests that the school may need to provide additional support and resources to address the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

7841 Rome-Wstrnvll Rd
Rome, NY 13440

(315) 334-1281

District: Rome City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1189^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,130

Students who attend Ridge Mills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lyndon H Strough Middle School
High:	Rome Free Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 363

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ridge Mills Elementary School ranks better than 51.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Rome City School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.2%), Hispanic (8.5%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rome City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridge Mills Elementary School is 12.4, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Rome City School District! (See more...)

Compare Ridge Mills Elementary School employs 29.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridge Mills Elementary School is $15,130. 5 elementary schools in the Rome City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridge Mills Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridge Mills Elementary School 1189^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ridge Mills Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rome City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rome City School District 798^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ridge Mills Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	57.38	1162^nd	2206	47.3%
2007	57.55	1146^th	2219	48.4%
2008	65.91	888^th	2227	60.1%
2009	59.51	1112^th	2257	50.7%
2010	63.67	909^th	2263	59.8%
2011	74.65	552^nd	2286	75.9%
2012	61.30	981^st	2320	57.7%
2013	55.17	978^th	2325	57.9%
2014	65.30	759^th	2345	67.6%
2015	83.02	315^th	2352	86.6%
2016	70.98	628^th	2366	73.5%
2017	53.01	1101^st	2386	53.9%
2018	58.72	980^th	2395	59.1%
2019	45.74	1272^nd	2413	47.3%
2021	69.92	608^th	2201	72.4%
2022	58.73	954^th	2434	60.8%
2023	68.94	706^th	2439	71.1%
2024	49.29	1189^th	2445	51.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	57.17	331^st	1044	68.3%
2022	56.45	619^th	2031	69.5%
2023	47.98	837^th	2016	58.5%
2024	46.16	941^st	2110	55.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.28	911^th	2045	55.5%
2019	30.51	1469^th	2032	27.7%
2021	76.93	250^th	1678	85.1%
2022	43.98	1098^th	2099	47.7%
2023	50.38	894^th	2041	56.2%
2024	25.02	1672^nd	2078	19.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.38	1246^th	2338	46.7%
2019	48.29	1198^th	2357	49.2%
2021	66.13	596^th	1955	69.5%
2022	55.51	1026^th	2401	57.3%
2023	70.92	623^rd	2403	74.1%
2024	53.48	1043^rd	2413	56.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.34	820^th	2340	65.0%
2019	43.88	1297^th	2358	45.0%
2021	68.61	556^th	1961	71.6%
2022	60.56	880^th	2400	63.3%
2023	64.78	787^th	2400	67.2%
2024	45.63	1277^th	2411	47.0%

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Rank History for White students at Ridge Mills Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	72.78	305^th	1224	75.1%
2022	47.44	754^th	1399	46.1%
2023	57.03	581^st	1337	56.5%
2024	41.08	844^th	1392	39.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ridge Mills Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	377	12	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	399
1990	360	11	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	381
1991	341	12	9	9	1	n/a	n/a	372
1992	358	9	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	385
1993	370	20	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	404
1994	372	18	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	407
1995	337	10	7	19	2	n/a	n/a	375
1996	337	10	7	19	2	n/a	n/a	375
1997	290	9	6	3	2	n/a	n/a	310
1998	318	6	14	10	0	n/a	n/a	348
1999	298	13	13	9	0	n/a	n/a	333
2000	270	7	11	5	3	n/a	n/a	296
2001	271	8	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	292
2002	258	8	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	281
2003	258	8	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	281
2004	225	8	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	247
2005	268	7	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	289
2006	205	8	3	7	1	n/a	n/a	224
2007	209	11	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	235
2008	206	7	9	6	0	n/a	n/a	228
2009	243	12	7	5	0	n/a	n/a	267
2010	237	7	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	254
2011	232	7	3	4	0	0	1	247
2012	240	5	4	2	0	0	1	252
2013	238	7	1	2	0	0	0	248
2014	235	8	0	4	1	0	0	248
2015	215	10	0	3	1	0	0	229
2016	268	14	1	14	1	0	0	298
2017	281	14	2	13	2	0	0	312
2018	310	23	6	15	1	0	2	357
2019	323	18	6	14	1	0	2	364
2020	315	16	4	19	1	0	1	356
2021	305	14	2	21	1	0	3	346
2022	329	17	8	19	1	0	4	378
2023	323	16	10	24	0	0	7	380
2024	302	14	8	31	0	0	8	363

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 Ridge Mills Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	399	27.9	14.3	n/a
1990	381	25.4	15.0	n/a
1991	372	24.9	14.9	n/a
1992	385	29.9	12.8	n/a
1993	404	22.1	18.3	n/a
1994	407	24.1	16.9	12.8
1995	375	24.1	15.6	16
1996	375	24.1	15.6	16
1997	310	22.1	14.0	24.5
1998	348	23.2	15.0	17.5
1999	333	21.1	15.8	15.9
2000	296	20.1	14.7	25.3
2001	292	21.8	13.4	20.2
2002	281	17.0	16.5	19.6
2003	281	17.0	16.5	19.6
2004	247	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	289	20.9	13.8	21.8
2006	224	16.0	14.0	29
2007	235	17.0	13.8	27.7
2008	228	18.0	12.7	26.8
2009	267	15.0	17.8	19.5
2010	254	22.0	11.5	18.5
2011	247	20.2	12.2	17.8
2012	252	17.0	14.8	22.2
2013	248	17.0	14.5	25.8
2014	248	18.8	13.1	27.8
2015	229	15.0	15.2	26.6
2016	298	19.0	15.6	41.3
2017	312	22.0	14.1	42.3
2018	357	22.0	16.2	30
2019	364	22.0	16.5	32.1
2020	356	24.0	14.8	30.9
2021	346	22.5	15.3	25.7
2022	378	27.3	13.8	29.1
2023	380	32.0	11.8	26.1
2024	363	29.2	12.4	31.4

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 Ridge Mills Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	399	27.9	14.3	n/a
1990	381	25.4	15.0	n/a
1991	372	24.9	14.9	n/a
1992	385	29.9	12.8	n/a
1993	404	22.1	18.3	n/a
1994	407	24.1	16.9	12.8
1995	375	24.1	15.6	16
1996	375	24.1	15.6	16
1997	310	22.1	14.0	24.5
1998	348	23.2	15.0	17.5
1999	333	21.1	15.8	15.9
2000	296	20.1	14.7	25.3
2001	292	21.8	13.4	20.2
2002	281	17.0	16.5	19.6
2003	281	17.0	16.5	19.6
2004	247	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	289	20.9	13.8	21.8
2006	224	16.0	14.0	29
2007	235	17.0	13.8	27.7
2008	228	18.0	12.7	26.8
2009	267	15.0	17.8	19.5
2010	254	22.0	11.5	18.5
2011	247	20.2	12.2	17.8
2012	252	17.0	14.8	22.2
2013	248	17.0	14.5	25.8
2014	248	18.8	13.1	27.8
2015	229	15.0	15.2	26.6
2016	298	19.0	15.6	41.3
2017	312	22.0	14.1	42.3
2018	357	22.0	16.2	30
2019	364	22.0	16.5	32.1
2020	356	24.0	14.8	30.9
2021	346	22.5	15.3	25.7
2022	378	27.3	13.8	29.1
2023	380	32.0	11.8	26.1
2024	363	29.2	12.4	31.4

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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