Ridgeland High School

586 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland MS, 39157 | Madison County School District | 601-898-5023
  • grades 9-12
  • students 924
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 33% 18% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Ridgeland
  • Ranked #0 of 1291 in Mississippi
Proficiency Averages
40%Ridgeland
40%Mississippi

Ridgeland High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Madison County School District" in Ridgeland, MS. There are a total of 924 students and 57 teachers at Ridgeland High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Ridgeland High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 33.0%, which is 18% lower than the Mississippi average.

Ridgeland High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students924
Teachers57
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment106
Taking some courses29
Taking some courses (not tests)73
Passing some courses7
Passing no courses16

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Ridgeland High School, there are a total of 106 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 29 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Ridgeland High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMississippiNational
White 28.2% 54.1% 47.0% 51.1%
Black 60.8% 38.7% 48.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.3% 3.2% 1.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2% 3.0% 3.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% 3.1%

Ridgeland demographics profile

StatisticRidgelandMississippiNational
Population24,1942,976,149328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,1326491
Median age34.736.737.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%54%55%
Speak English90%96%79%
Speak Spanish5%2%13%

Education level achieved in Ridgeland

IndexRidgelandMississippiNational
Completed 8th grade90.9%78.6%84.3%
Completed high school90.5%76.7%83.0%
Completed some college79.1%52.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.2%29.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors50.4%21.0%30.3%
Completed masters22.1%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.6%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.3%0.9%1.3%
Write a school review about Ridgeland High School Tell people what you like or don't like about Ridgeland High School…
Source: The Ridgeland High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.