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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHENIX CITY·NCES 010270001091
Ridgecrest Elementary School
1806 8th Pl So, Phenix City, AL 36869 · (334) 298-3004 · Russell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
477 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Phenix City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridgecrest Elementary School
Ridgecrest Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary School this school | 722 | 66.1% | 36.6% |
| Eufaula Primary School Eufaula | 623 | 68.7% | N/A |
| Chalkville Elementary School Birmingham | 818 | 69.6% | 26.6% |
| Brewbaker Primary School Montgomery | 651 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Dalraida Elementary School Montgomery | 711 | 74.5% | 36.2% |
| Hueytown Intermediate School Hueytown | 527 | 67.9% | 35.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #443 of 626 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #468 of 626 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #390 of 626 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #92 of 709 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #413 of 655 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #253 of 658 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #270 of 696 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #273 of 364 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 66% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 40 | 19.1:1 | 92% (704) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 89% (705) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 76% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 83% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 82% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 85% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 80% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 23 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgecrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (765 to 722); teachers down 2% (42 to 41).
About Ridgecrest Elementary School
In Phenix City, Alabama, part of Russell County, Ridgecrest Elementary School is an elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 722 students. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
Ridgecrest Elementary School is one of the 11 schools that make up Phenix City (7,198 students in total).
More than half of the students at Ridgecrest Elementary School are Black (64%). Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 8% White, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 46% Black among all Russell County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Ridgecrest Elementary School reports a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher, from 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 56% average for public schools in Russell County is 10 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Ridgecrest Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
For Russell County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $51,197 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Ridgecrest Elementary School, Russell County has 18 public schools.
About 1.1 miles separate Ridgecrest Elementary School from the closest public school, South Girard School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ridgecrest Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (728) to 2024-25 (722).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Ridgecrest Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other Ridgecrest Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ridgecrest Elementary. Ridgecrest Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 463 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 836 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryHyattsville, MD · 631 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 456 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryPuyallup, WA · 456 students
Nearby schools
- South Girard School1.1 mi · 501
- Meadowlane Elementary School1.3 mi · 155
- Westview Elementary School2.3 mi · 563
- Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy3.2 mi · 382
- Phenix City Elementary School3.3 mi · 683
- Phenix City Intermediate School3.5 mi · 1,068
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ridgecrest Elementary School?
Ridgecrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ridgecrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgecrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ridgecrest Elementary School have?
Ridgecrest Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridgecrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridgecrest Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 20% Hispanic, 64% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgecrest Elementary School?
Ridgecrest Elementary School is overseen by Phenix City in Russell County.
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