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Fred W Ritter Elementary School

5650 Carleton Rockwood Rd, South Rockwood, Monroe County, 48179

280
Pupils
17.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fred W Ritter Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Rockwood, Monroe County. The school has 280 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Airport Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Airport Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Fred W Ritter Elementary School enrolls 280 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.

Male students
161 (57%)
Female students
119 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
16.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.0:1
Grade span
Pre-K–4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.4% Two or more races and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24588%
Two or more races155.4%
Hispanic or Latino134.6%
Black or African American72.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

193 of the school's 280 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-K–4Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Fred W Ritter Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-50, state senate district 17, state house district 17.

School district: Airport Community Schools

Fred W Ritter Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Airport Community Schools, based in CARLETON, Michigan. The district serves 2,814 students district-wide and employs 155 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 280 students, Fred W Ritter Elementary School is close to the district average of about 313 students per school.

2,814
District students
9
Schools
155
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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