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Schools in Ridge Township

Ridge Township’s public schools

Carey Exempted Village School District and Riverdale Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Riverdale Local
Students per teacher
17.4
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
1,260 students on the public path
In brief

Ridge Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ridge Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Carey Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Carey High School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ridge Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Carey High School and Riverdale Middle 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 Ridge Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carey Exempted Village School District.

Two districts serve Ridge Township

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

Carey Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 855 students · 15.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,822OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Riverdale Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 947 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,626OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Carey Exempted Village School District61%
State average 59.5% · 415 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carey Exempted Village School District51%
State average 52.2% · 422 students tested
Reading · K–12, Riverdale Local School District61%
State average 59.5% · 530 students tested
Math · K–12, Riverdale Local School District53%
State average 52.2% · 531 students tested

Ridge Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridge Township—Carey Exempted Village PK–12 · Riverdale Local K–12
CrawfordB−Carey Exempted Village
AmandaBVanlue Local K–12 · Riverdale Local K–12
Richland—Riverdale Local

2 of the 3 neighbors share Riverdale Local with Ridge Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ridge Township

4 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 Ridge Townshipin other towns
Carey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carey
B+
372 students16:1Rate it →
Riverdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Mt Blanchard
197 students18:1Rate it →
Carey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Carey
C+
483 students16:1Rate it →
Riverdale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mt Blanchard
C+
208 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridge Township’s schools

Are Ridge Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Carey Exempted Village School District and Riverdale Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridge Township in?

Carey Exempted Village School District and Riverdale Local School District.

Where do Ridge Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Carey High School and Riverdale Middle School.

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What Ridge Township families are saying about school.

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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.