📍 1401 Ridgewood School Rd, Arnold, Jefferson County, 63010
Ridgewood Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arnold, Jefferson County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fox C-6 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgewood Middle enrolls 616 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.3% Two or more races and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 509 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 616 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
Ridgewood Middle 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 MO-80, state senate district 22, state house district 97.
Ridgewood Middle is one of 18 schools in FOX C-6, based in ARNOLD, Missouri. The district serves 10,258 students district-wide and employs 801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Ridgewood Middle is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large