📍 2015 Ridgecrest, Houston, Harris County, 77055
Ridgecrest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 711 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Garcia. It is part of the Spring Branch Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgecrest el enrolls 711 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 655 | 92% |
| White | 25 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
668 of the school's 711 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 659 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgecrest 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 15, state house district 148.
Ridgecrest el is one of 49 schools in SPRING BRANCH ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 32,668 students district-wide and employs 2,171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 711 students, Ridgecrest el is close to the district average of about 667 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large