Ridge Elementary School

Summary:

Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mentor, Ohio, serving 704 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mentor Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 193 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In the 2023-2024 school year, 88.3% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district average of 82.1% and the state average of 67.2%. Additionally, 86.2% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, exceeding both the district average of 85.5% and the state average of 70.6%. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also noteworthy, ranking 17 out of 78 Ohio elementary schools in this area.

While Ridge Elementary has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school's current rate of 8.6% in 2023-2024 is lower than the nearby Edison Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and other schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City and Kirtland Local districts. This suggests that Ridge Elementary is effectively addressing student attendance, which is a crucial factor in academic success.


Detail:

Public K-5

 7860 Johnnycake Ridge Rd
       Mentor, OH  44060-5531


(440) 255-7813

District: Mentor Exempted Village

SchoolDigger Rank:
438th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,651 Help


Students who attend Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Middle School
High:    Mentor High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  681

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.0%
Two or more races:
6.5%
African American:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.7% Help


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Compare Details Ridge Elementary School ranks better than 72.2% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ridge Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mentor Exempted Village School District. Racial makeup is: White (79%), two or more races (6.5%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridge Elementary School is 17.1. 4 elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridge Elementary School is $13,651, which is the 4th highest among 7 elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridge Elementary School 438th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mentor Exempted Village:

SchoolDigger ranks Mentor Exempted Village 193rd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.44 679th 1471 53.8%
2005 62.82 632nd 1501 57.9%
2006 72.93 390th 1504 74.1%
2007 75.98 326th 1609 79.7%
2008 73.51 417th 1582 73.6%
2009 68.52 595th 1610 63.0%
2010 82.54 144th 1662 91.3%
2011 78.65 249th 1686 85.2%
2012 65.13 763rd 1709 55.4%
2013 64.07 798th 1701 53.1%
2014 66.77 735th 1687 56.4%
2015 52.92 985th 1684 41.5%
2016 81.37 261st 1678 84.4%
2017 80.54 267th 1651 83.8%
2018 84.77 162nd 1636 90.1%
2019 79.57 315th 1676 81.2%
2021 76.99 408th 1610 74.7%
2022 71.07 541st 1588 65.9%
2023 71.96 508th 1596 68.2%
2024 74.70 438th 1577 72.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.44 396th 856 53.7%
2024 54.09 340th 900 62.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.95 187th 1465 87.2%
2019 67.51 448th 1465 69.4%
2021 62.14 529th 1404 62.3%
2022 53.87 698th 1419 50.8%
2023 57.25 656th 1447 54.7%
2024 60.86 614th 1484 58.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.49 111th 1518 92.7%
2019 74.51 405th 1502 73.0%
2021 74.25 389th 1467 73.5%
2022 63.28 629th 1488 57.7%
2023 60.85 683rd 1483 53.9%
2024 72.53 432nd 1466 70.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.59 233rd 956 75.6%
2021 16.69 715th 765 6.5%
2022 40.60 463rd 824 43.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 68.29 17th 78 78.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.73 275th 1536 82.1%
2019 83.99 177th 1535 88.5%
2021 75.13 399th 1499 73.4%
2022 75.59 397th 1518 73.8%
2023 77.07 365th 1498 75.6%
2024 74.26 419th 1485 71.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.12 191st 601 68.2%
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Rank History for White students at Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.46 129th 1309 90.1%
2019 75.10 290th 1271 77.2%
2021 68.76 395th 1249 68.4%
2022 60.27 556th 1242 55.2%
2023 61.21 528th 1215 56.5%
2024 70.58 378th 1190 68.2%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, 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.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ridge Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 348 4 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1989 381 6 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 394
1990 391 4 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1991 402 7 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1992 418 5 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1993 415 5 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1994 446 6 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1995 431 6 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1996 431 6 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1997 422 4 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1998 405 4 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1999 380 4 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2000 378 6 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2001 367 9 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 385
2002 375 7 4 4 0 n/a n/a 5 395
2003 375 7 4 4 0 n/a n/a 5 395
2004 373 7 4 5 0 n/a n/a 7 396
2005 331 8 16 3 0 n/a n/a 9 367
2006 336 12 11 4 0 n/a n/a 11 374
2007 314 11 5 5 0 n/a n/a 5 340
2008 327 10 8 8 0 n/a n/a 9 362
2009 292 11 7 6 0 n/a n/a 10 326
2010 273 10 11 10 0 n/a n/a 8 312
2011 277 14 12 8 0 0 13 0 324
2012 233 15 9 9 0 0 13 0 279
2013 237 13 8 7 0 0 16 0 281
2014 219 15 17 15 0 0 20 0 286
2015 238 11 13 15 0 0 24 0 301
2016 253 13 12 10 0 0 25 0 313
2017 267 25 10 12 0 1 21 0 336
2018 274 26 10 12 1 0 22 0 345
2019 747 35 31 31 3 0 47 0 894
2020 731 40 36 31 4 0 43 0 885
2021 636 38 30 34 2 0 41 0 781
2022 607 32 30 29 1 0 36 0 735
2023 569 32 25 33 1 0 44 0 704
2024 538 37 23 37 2 0 44 0 681

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 17.0 21.0 0
1989 394 18.0 21.8 n/a
1990 404 18.0 22.4 n/a
1991 413 18.0 22.9 n/a
1992 427 20.0 21.3 12.4
1993 427 21.5 19.9 19
1994 462 22.9 20.2 27.1
1995 442 21.0 21.0 20.6
1996 442 21.0 21.0 20.6
1997 430 21.0 20.5 21.6
1998 417 22.8 18.3 21.8
1999 390 20.0 19.5 32.8
2000 393 20.0 19.7 27.2
2001 385 21.0 18.3 29.4
2002 395 23.0 17.2 30.3
2003 395 23.0 17.2 30.3
2004 396 21.0 18.9 29
2005 367 23.5 15.6 28.8
2006 374 24.5 15.3 34.2
2007 340 21.6 15.7 26.6
2008 362 22.0 16.5 n/a
2009 326 19.9 16.4 26.6
2010 312 20.5 15.2 32.9
2011 324 21.0 15.4 33.6
2012 279 16.5 16.8 38
2013 281 16.4 17.0 40.2
2014 286 14.6 19.5 43
2015 301 n/a n/a 38.2
2016 313 18.0 17.3 34.5
2017 336 19.0 17.6 30.7
2018 345 17.0 20.2 30.7
2019 894 50.8 17.5 n/a
2020 885 44.8 19.7 n/a
2021 781 47.2 16.5 n/a
2022 735 40.3 18.2 n/a
2023 704 38.6 18.2 n/a
2024 681 39.6 17.1 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 Ridge Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 17.0 21.0 0
1989 394 18.0 21.8 n/a
1990 404 18.0 22.4 n/a
1991 413 18.0 22.9 n/a
1992 427 20.0 21.3 12.4
1993 427 21.5 19.9 19
1994 462 22.9 20.2 27.1
1995 442 21.0 21.0 20.6
1996 442 21.0 21.0 20.6
1997 430 21.0 20.5 21.6
1998 417 22.8 18.3 21.8
1999 390 20.0 19.5 32.8
2000 393 20.0 19.7 27.2
2001 385 21.0 18.3 29.4
2002 395 23.0 17.2 30.3
2003 395 23.0 17.2 30.3
2004 396 21.0 18.9 29
2005 367 23.5 15.6 28.8
2006 374 24.5 15.3 34.2
2007 340 21.6 15.7 26.6
2008 362 22.0 16.5 n/a
2009 326 19.9 16.4 26.6
2010 312 20.5 15.2 32.9
2011 324 21.0 15.4 33.6
2012 279 16.5 16.8 38
2013 281 16.4 17.0 40.2
2014 286 14.6 19.5 43
2015 301 n/a n/a 38.2
2016 313 18.0 17.3 34.5
2017 336 19.0 17.6 30.7
2018 345 17.0 20.2 30.7
2019 894 50.8 17.5 n/a
2020 885 44.8 19.7 n/a
2021 781 47.2 16.5 n/a
2022 735 40.3 18.2 n/a
2023 704 38.6 18.2 n/a
2024 681 39.6 17.1 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 Ridge Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,906
2022 $12,712
2023 $14,168
2024 $13,651

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ridge Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 315th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 508th of 1596 Elementary schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridge Elementary School)80.570.3
 10.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)83.372.9
 10.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ridge Elementary School)85.681.5
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)84.172.8
 11.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ridge Elementary School)95.386.6
 8.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)8883.4
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ridge Elementary School)90.776.8
 13.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)82.275
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Ridge Elementary School)73.467.5
 5.9%
   5th Grade Science (Mentor Exempted Village)74.170.3
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ridge Elementary School)7159.5
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)75.962.2
 13.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ridge Elementary School)81.369
 12.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)83.677.6
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students894704
 21.3%
African American3532
 8.6%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian3125
 19.4%
Hispanic3133
 6.5%
Pacific Islander00
White747569
 23.8%
Two or More Races4744
 6.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Elementary School

Ridge Elementary School ranks 438th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 681 students attended Ridge Elementary School.

Students at Ridge Elementary School are 79% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Mentor High School


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

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