📍 1829 State Route 56, Spring Church, Armstrong County, 15686
Apollo-Ridge MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Spring Church, Armstrong County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Apollo-Ridge SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Apollo-Ridge MS enrolls 274 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.2% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 274 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 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.
Apollo-Ridge MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 60.
Apollo-Ridge MS is one of 3 schools in Apollo-Ridge SD, based in Spring Church, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,153 students district-wide and employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Apollo-Ridge MS is smaller than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe