Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Knox Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Indian Camp Covered Bridge 2017Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Knox Township

Knox Township’s public schools

Cambridge City School District and Ridgewood Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knox Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 4% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Cambridge City
Students per teacher
16.4
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
2,550 students on the public path
In brief

Knox Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Knox Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Ridgewood High School places highest (better than 56%); Cambridge High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Knox Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Cambridge High School and Ridgewood High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Knox Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cambridge City School District.

Two districts serve Knox Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cambridge City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,797 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,987OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Ridgewood Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,246 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,690OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cambridge City School District46%
State average 59.5% · 986 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cambridge City School District34%
State average 52.2% · 946 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ridgewood Local School District63%
State average 59.5% · 656 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ridgewood Local School District61%
State average 52.2% · 649 students tested

Knox Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Knox Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knox Township—Cambridge City PK–12 · Ridgewood Local PK–12
AdamsA−East Muskingum Local
Wheeling—Newcomerstown Exempted Village
Monroe—East Muskingum Local
Liberty—Cambridge City

Every school in Knox Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Knox Townshipin other towns
Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West
B−
432 students20:1Rate it →
Cambridge Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Cambridge
433 students18:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · West Lafayette
B−
396 students21:1Rate it →
Cambridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
C
399 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgewood High School
High · Grades 8–12 · West Lafayette
B
418 students16:1Rate it →
Cambridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cambridge
C
472 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Knox Township’s schools

Are Knox Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Knox Township. Cambridge City School District and Ridgewood Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knox Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Knox Township in?

Cambridge City School District and Ridgewood Local School District.

Where do Knox Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Cambridge High School and Ridgewood High School.

Parents talk

What Knox Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Knox Township → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.