📍 2901 South Fieldspan Road, Duson, Lafayette Parish, 70529
Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duson, Lafayette Parish. The school has 695 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Elementary School enrolls 695 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 27% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 20% |
| Asian | 32 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 695 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridge Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 LA-30, state senate district 26, state house district 31.
Ridge Elementary School is one of 45 schools in Lafayette Parish, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 29,396 students district-wide and employs 1,764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 695 students, Ridge Elementary School is close to the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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