| Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 3165 Hillman-Ford Rd. |
| City: | Morral |
| State: | Ohio |
| County: | (Marion County) |
| Zipcode: | 43337 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 40.6492°N -83.1744°W |
| District: | Ridgedale Local School District |
| Superintendent: | Robert Britton |
| President: | Eric Park |
| Principal: | Greg Rossman |
| Principal1: | Jessica Parthemore |
| Principal Label1: | Assistant Principal |
| Ceeb: | 363510 |
| Type: | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Grades: | 6-12 |
| Conference: | Northwest Central Conference[1] |
| Team Name: | Rockets[2] |
| Colors: | Columbia Blue, Red |
| Established: | 1976 |
| Enrollment: | 312[3] |
| Enrollment As Of: | Oct 2022 |
| Grade6: | 56 |
| Grade7: | 61 |
| Grade8: | 64 |
| Grade9: | 44 |
| Grade10: | 40 |
| Grade11: | 20 |
| Grade12: | 27 |
| Homepage: | Ridgedale Jr./Sr. High School |
Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Morral, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Ridgedale Local School District. In 2022, the average class size was 45 students.
The Ohio Department of Education classifies the school district as "rural; high student poverty; small student population."[4] 47% of students are reported to live in poverty.
95% of Ridgedale High School students identify as White.
In order to graduate, students must obtain 21 credits by the end of their senior year. They are required 4 credits of English, 4 credits of mathematics, 3 credits of science, 3 credits of social studies, a half-credit of health, and a half-credit of physical education.
To graduate with honors, students are required to complete all but one of the following requirements:[5]
Students also receive credit for classes taken at Tri-Rivers Career Center or Ohio colleges through the state's College Credit Plus program. Students in grades 11 and 12 have the option to transfer full-time to Tri-Rivers Career Center, which significantly decreases the junior and senior class sizes at Ridgedale.
The team nickname is the Rockets. When Ridgedale was a member of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, they had a long-standing rivalry with the Pleasant Spartans. A lot of competition held between the two schools often became heated.
Conference:Ridgedale High School voted to join the Northwest Central Conference in 2021. Ridgedale High School previously competed as a charter member of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference, which was formed for the 2014–15 school year. Ridgedale had previously competed as a charter member of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC), which was established in 1990. Prior to the MOAC, Ridgedale competed as a charter member of the North Central Conference beginning in 1962.
| Sport | MOAC Championships (1990-2014)[6] | N10 Championships (2014-2021)[7] | NWCC Championships (2021-) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | '92[8] | |||
| Boys Basketball | '90 '91 '92 '99 '00 '01 '06 '07 | |||
| Boys Bowling | '12 | N/A[9] | N/A[10] | |
| Boys Cross Country | '02 '03 | |||
| Boys Golf | '93 '94 '95 '99 '00 '02 | '17[11] | ||
| Boys Track | '97 '99 '07 '09 | |||
| Girls Basketball | '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '10 '11[12] '12[13] '13 | '22 | ||
| Softball | '96 '97 '98 '99 | |||
| Volleyball | '97 '98 '99 '00[14] '01 | '21[15] |
| Year | Sport | Team Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Basketball | Div 4 - District Champions | |
| 2001 | Basketball | Div 3 - Regional Runner-up | |
| 1992 | Baseball | Div 4 - State Champions | |
| 1998 | Baseball | Div 4 - District Champions | |
| 1999 | Baseball | Div 4 - State Runner Up | |
| 2000 | Baseball | Div 4 - District Champions | |
| 1999 | Football | Div 6 - Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2000 | Football | Div 5 - Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2002 | Football | Div 5 - Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2003 | Football | Div 5 - Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2004 | Girls Basketball | Div 4 - Regional Runner Up | |
| 2005 | Girls Basketball | Div 4 - District Runner Up | |
| 2002 | Volleyball | Div 3 - District Runner Up |