📍 6015 W Ridgecreek Dr, Houston, Fort Bend County, 77053
Ridgegate el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Fort Bend County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlos Lewis. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgegate el enrolls 449 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 319 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 449 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgegate el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 27.
Ridgegate el is one of 85 schools in FORT BEND ISD, based in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The district serves 79,663 students district-wide and employs 4,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, Ridgegate el is smaller than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large