📍 400 Free St., Ridley Park, Delaware County, 19078
Ridley MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ridley Park, Delaware County. The school has 1,286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ridley SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridley MS enrolls 1,286 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 18% Black or African American and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 863 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 231 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
717 of the school's 1,286 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 668 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Ridley MS 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 PA-50, state senate district 26, state house district 162.
Ridley MS is one of 9 schools in Ridley SD, based in Folsom, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,628 students district-wide and employs 413 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,286 students, Ridley MS is larger than the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large