📍 251 Applegate Parkway, Pelham, Shelby County, 35124
Pelham Ridge is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelham, Shelby County. The school has 789 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Pelham Ridge enrolls 789 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 16 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 789 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pelham Ridge is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Pelham Ridge is one of 4 schools in Pelham City, based in Pelham, Alabama. The district serves 3,444 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 789 students, Pelham Ridge is close to the district average of about 861 students per school.