📍 500 Orchid Dr, Davenport, Polk County, 33837
Ridge Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Davenport, Polk County. The school has 2,711 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angie Clark. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Ridge Community High School enrolls 2,711 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 116 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,750 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 602 | 22% |
| White | 285 | 11% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,289 of the school's 2,711 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,289 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridge Community High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 41.
Ridge Community High School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,711 students, Ridge Community High School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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