📍 12616 Shaw Rd E, Puyallup, Pierce County, 98374
Ridgecrest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Puyallup, Pierce County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puyallup School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgecrest Elementary enrolls 479 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 14% |
| Asian | 35 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 479 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 47 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Ridgecrest Elementary is one of 37 schools in Puyallup School District, based in PUYALLUP, Washington. The district serves 23,026 students district-wide and employs 1,225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Ridgecrest Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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