Kenton Ridge Middle/high School, Springfield OH

Original Research by School Decision on Kenton Ridge Middle/high School

Kenton Ridge Middle/High School serves grades seven through twelve in Northeastern Local, one of Clark County's districts. The school enrolled students from grades seven through twelve as of the most recent reporting, with roughly balanced cohorts across the middle and high school years. Nearly all students at Kenton Ridge qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of concentrated economic need. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

The school is housed in a new facility that opened for the 2023-2024 school year as part of a major district consolidation. Two bond-funded Pre-K-12 buildings replaced six separate elementary, middle, and high schools across Northeastern Local, transforming where families send their children. The new campus combines seventh through twelfth grade students under one roof. Families in the district are paying down the bond debt through property tax levies and, since May 2025, a renewed school income tax that extends funding for operating expenses through the next decade. In November 2025, voters rejected a substitute levy, forcing the district to trim support staff hours, raise student fees, and increase pay-to-participate sports costs for families.

State test results for 2024-25 show that roughly half of Kenton Ridge students met proficiency in math. English language arts proficiency ran somewhat higher, with more than half of students meeting standards. Science proficiency was notably stronger, with a solid majority of tested students reaching proficiency. Social studies results were similarly solid. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects sits below the midpoint among Clark County districts, meaning peers in neighboring districts are posting stronger aggregate results. Only one year of state data is available, so trend information is not yet present.

The school serves Springfield, an industrial Ohio city that experienced significant manufacturing decline in the late twentieth century but has undergone downtown revitalization in recent years. A large Haitian immigrant community has reshaped the city's demographics since the mid-2010s. Housing values in Springfield are low relative to state and national benchmarks, and the affordability calculation suggests median home prices are roughly three times median household income. The Springfield economy is anchored by healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, and public sector employers. Downtown has a walkable core with civic institutions, breweries, restaurants, and a farmers market, though much of the wider city is car-oriented. An extensive paved trail network connects parks and natural areas.

State testing data for high school grades was not available in the data provided, so the proficiency figures shown represent middle school performance only. A graduation rate was not included in the materials received. Program offerings, course access data, staffing levels, and attendance metrics were also not available. A parent or resident considering Kenton Ridge may want to look directly into the school's course catalog, dual-credit opportunities, college readiness supports, and recent high school outcomes with the district to round out a fuller picture of what ninth through twelfth grade looks like at this school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 146 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grades 3-851%

School 51% · District 59% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-857%

School 57% · District 64% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-873%

School 73% · District 69% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolNortheastern Local, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.