📍 1800 e 7200 S, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, 84121
Ridgecrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ridgecrest School enrolls 547 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 339 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 12% |
| Asian | 22 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 547 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 8, state house district 45.
Ridgecrest School is one of 50 schools in Canyons District, based in SANDY, Utah. The district serves 32,688 students district-wide and employs 1,529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Ridgecrest School is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large