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Apollo-Ridge School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 262 students in Apollo-Ridge School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Apollo-Ridge School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,103 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
110 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Apollo-Ridge School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#377 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.65
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
17%
# Black Students
11 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
1,017 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
92%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
84
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
80
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
93
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
89
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
89
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
79
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
72
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
96
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
94
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
99
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
83
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
68
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
58
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,801 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,208 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,801
$23,696
Spending / Student
$22,208
$23,119
Best Apollo-Ridge School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Apollo-ridge Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1829 State Route 56
Spring Church, PA 15686
(724) 478-6000
Spring Church, PA 15686
(724) 478-6000
Grades: 6-8
| 262 students
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