📍 2927 N Forest Ridge Blvd, Hernando, Citrus County, 34442
Forest Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hernando, Citrus County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Mchugh. It is part of the Citrus school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths.
Forest Ridge Elementary School enrolls 708 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 448 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 28 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 708 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Ridge Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 34.
Forest Ridge Elementary School is one of 28 schools in CITRUS, based in INVERNESS, Florida. The district serves 15,531 students district-wide and employs 980 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 708 students, Forest Ridge Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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