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Ridgeland Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 250 Jaguar Trail, Ridgeland, Jasper County, 29936

829
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ridgeland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgeland, Jasper County. The school has 829 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jasper 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jasper 01

Enrollment & staffing

Ridgeland Elementary enrolls 829 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
438 (53%)
Female students
391 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American40349%
Hispanic or Latino30737%
White8811%
Two or more races293.5%
Asian1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

829 of the school's 829 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 829 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Ridgeland 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 SC-60, state senate district 45, state house district 122.

School district: Jasper 01

Ridgeland Elementary is one of 4 schools in Jasper 01, based in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The district serves 2,901 students district-wide and employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 829 students, Ridgeland Elementary is close to the district average of about 725 students per school.

2,901
District students
4
Schools
163
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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