📍 8910 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, Henrico County, 23229
Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Henrico County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ridge Elementary enrolls 466 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 32% |
| White | 146 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 25% |
| Asian | 43 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 466 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 411 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.
Ridge Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 VA-10, state senate district 12, state house district 73.
Ridge Elementary is one of 80 schools in Henrico County Public Schools, based in Henrico, Virginia. The district serves 50,915 students district-wide and employs 3,449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large