Ridgway Area School District

The Ridgway Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School, Ridgway Area High School, and Ridgway Area Middle School. The district's schools demonstrate a mix of strong academic performance and potential areas for improvement.

Ridgway Area Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking in the top 121 out of 891 middle schools in Pennsylvania and maintaining a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. The school excels in English Language Arts, with 65.1% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53%. In contrast, Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School performs well above the state average in several key metrics, including math and science proficiency rates, but faces challenges with a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 64.36%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

The district also shows variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across its schools. Ridgway Area High School spends the most per student at $22,483 in 2021-2022, while Ridgway Area Middle School has the highest student-teacher ratio at 14.3. These differences may contribute to the observed performance disparities and provide opportunities for the district to optimize resource allocation and apply successful strategies from the high-performing middle school to other grade levels.