📍 6120 Riggs Rd, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, 20783
Ridgecrest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgecrest Elementary enrolls 636 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 486 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 22% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
591 of the school's 636 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgecrest Elementary 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 MD-40, state senate district 47.
Ridgecrest Elementary is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Ridgecrest Elementary is close to the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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