📍 49430 Airedale Rd, Ridge, St. Mary's County, 20680
Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridge, St. Mary's County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Elementary enrolls 216 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 17% Two or more races and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 141 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 216 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Ridge Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-50, state senate district 29.
Ridge Elementary is one of 28 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, based in Leonardtown, Maryland. The district serves 16,905 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant