📍 1806 8th Pl So, Phenix City, Russell County, 36869
Ridgecrest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phenix City, Russell County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phenix City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Ridgecrest Elementary School enrolls 796 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 520 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 18% |
| White | 83 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 5.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
705 of the school's 796 students (89%) 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.
Ridgecrest Elementary School 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-20.
Ridgecrest Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Phenix City, based in Phenix City, Alabama. The district serves 7,198 students district-wide and employs 396 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 796 students, Ridgecrest Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 600 students per school.
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