River Ridge Middle/high School - New Port Richey, Florida/FL

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River Ridge Middle/high School

11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey, FL, 34654-6201 -

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Definition of Terms

River Ridge Middle/high School

Grades Offered

Grades 6 - 12

County

Pasco County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3556 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

204 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 6 - 447 students

Grade 7 - 536 students

Grade 8 - 500 students

Grade 9 - 677 students

Grade 10 - 495 students

Grade 11 - 494 students

Grade 12 - 407 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	n/a
% Hispanic	4%	11%
% Black	1%	30%
% White	94%	39%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Pasco County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	76	20
Number of Students Managed	65,037 students	11,348 students
District Total Revenue	$482,431,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$471,317,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,418	$9,766
District Expenditure / Student	$7,247	$9,907

Pasco school notes (St. Petersburg Times)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:37:35 am
Calendar Nov. 24: Progress reports. Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving holiday. No school.Class notes
It's a draw (Hernando Today)
posted on April 17, 2009 at 02:41:51 am
After 19 hours of play, Wesley Chapel and Land O'Lakes finish tied for first forcing a Friday tie-breaker at Sunlake High School.
Royal Flush on the horizon (Hernando Today)
posted on April 12, 2009 at 04:03:58 am
The River Ridge Royal Knights are heavily favored to repeat as district champions, but Central may be one of three teams in the hunt for the runner-up trophy and a regional playoff berth.
Changing of the guard? (Hernando Today)
posted on April 12, 2009 at 04:03:50 am
Land O'Lakes (11-1) seeks to unseat defending champion and host River Ridge.
Right place, right time (Hernando Today)
posted on April 9, 2009 at 11:31:04 pm
In a rare occurrence, Springstead senior Nate Schafer earns a state berth by going unopposed at Belleview.

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River Ridge is a public middle/high school complex founded in 1991 in New Port Richey, Florida. It was Florida's first joint middle/high school complex and is a part of the Pasco County School System. Both schools have their own classrooms, media center, and administrators, and share the cafeteria as well a theater, administrative offices, gymnasium, and athletic facilities. The complex is the largest school in Pasco County. The school mascot is the "Royal Knight" and their school colors are purple and silver.
Extra-curricular Activities
River Ridge has many sports including football, soccer, basketball, tennis, wrestling, weightlifting, volleyball, cheerleading, swimming, cross country, and track. They also have many programs such as marching and concert band, drama, and dancing.
Alma Mater
Proud are we as Royal Knights
We lift our voices high
Honor, trust, and dignity
we're reaching for the sky
Purple for our strength and power
Silver to shine each hour
Loyalty forevermore
The knights of River Ridge
Principals of River Ridge
Robert Dorn 1991 - 1995
Tina Tiede 1995 - 2000
Tammy Rabon 2000 - 2004
Jim Michaels 2004 - 2009
Maria Swanson 2009 - Present
Famous Alumni
Ryan Benjamin, Former NFL player
TJ Tucker, Former professional baseball player
Martin Starr, Actor
News
In 2003, assistant principal Jason Joens was named principal of the Middle School.
On March 24, 2009, Jim Michaels left as principal at River Ridge to transfer to J.W. Mitchell High School, where he opened the school in 2000 as an assistant principal.
See also
River Ridge Middle School

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