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Schools in Ridge Spring

Ridge Spring’s public schools

Aiken County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/18schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 12% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
12,089 students on the public path
In brief

Ridge Spring’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Ridge Spring’s 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Aiken Scholars Academy places highest (better than 100%); A. L. Corbett Middle lowest (14%). 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 Spring, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ridge Spring-Monetta ElementaryAiken County School DistrictC−
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Aiken County School District.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 52.1% · 11734 students tested
Math34%
State average 41% · 11524 students tested

Ridge Spring vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Ridge Spring’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridge Spring—Aiken County

Every school in Ridge Spring

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

District schools in Ridge Springby address
Also serving Ridge Springin other towns
M. B. Kennedy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aiken
C+
643 students19:1Rate it →
Paul Knox Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Augusta
C+
573 students18:1Rate it →
Leavelle McCampbell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Graniteville
C−
540 students21:1Rate it →
Highland Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Augusta
534 students19:1Rate it →
North Augusta Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Augusta
B−
492 students18:1Rate it →
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warrenville
C
476 students16:1Rate it →
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High
High · Grades 6–12 · Monetta
B+
460 students12:1Rate it →
Jackson STEM Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jackson
C−
302 students15:1Rate it →
New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Ellenton
B−
274 students13:1Rate it →
A. L. Corbett Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wagener
D
203 students14:1Rate it →
Schofield Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Aiken
C−
356 students14:1Rate it →
North Augusta High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Augusta
A
1,645 students18:1Rate it →
Midland Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Graniteville
A−
1,558 students18:1Rate it →
South Aiken High
High · Grades 9–12 · Aiken
A
1,349 students17:1Rate it →
Aiken High
High · Grades 9–12 · Aiken
B+
1,097 students14:1Rate it →
Silver Bluff High
High · Grades 9–12 · Aiken
A−
756 students16:1Rate it →
Wagener-Salley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wagener
B
245 students9:1Rate it →
Aiken Scholars Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Aiken
A+
176 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridge Spring’s schools

Are Ridge Spring’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridge Spring. Aiken County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridge Spring in?

Aiken County School District.

Where do Ridge Spring kids go to high school?

One of eight high schools, depending on your address: North Augusta High, Midland Valley High, South Aiken High, Aiken High, Silver Bluff High, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High, Wagener-Salley High and Aiken Scholars Academy.

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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.