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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Ridge Crest Elementary?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580009935
Ridge Crest Elementary
28500 John F Kennedy Dr., Moreno Valley, CA 92555 · (951) 571-4640 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
477 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
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 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 369% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · 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
Ridge Crest Elementary→Bayside Community Day
Based on grade levels within Moreno Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
21.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 23.7% | 26.8% | 38.3% |
| Math | 8.7% | 13.2% | 31.1% | 47.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 27.2% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 27.8% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.1% | 30.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 12.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California 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 California'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 Ridge Crest Elementary
Ridge Crest Elementary's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Crest Elementary this school | 575 | 83.0% | 30.9% |
| Burbank Elementary Long Beach | 538 | 81.8% | 40.1% |
| Wayne Van Horn Elementary Bakersfield | 578 | 87.4% | 24.8% |
| Ocotillo Elementary Palmdale | 588 | 79.1% | 30.4% |
| El Dorado Elementary Stockton | 554 | 88.3% | 13.9% |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 579 | 86.4% | 42.0% |
Matched among California 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 Ridge Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,403 of 5,151 | #163 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,129 of 5,172 ▼ 784 | #207 of 283 ▼ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,453 of 5,172 ▲ 257 | #175 of 283 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,701 of 5,116 | #67 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #1,602 of 5,915 | #190 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,425 of 5,352 | #254 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,426 of 5,354 | #100 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #1,877 of 5,625 | #144 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #3,545 of 3,837 | #194 of 207 |
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
575
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 575 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 83% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 22 | 25.5:1 | 81% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 23.5 | 23.1:1 | 64% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 85% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 23 | 25.7:1 | 69% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 21 | 27.3:1 | 69% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 62% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 31% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (592 to 575); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Ridge Crest Elementary
Ridge Crest Elementary is a public elementary school in Moreno Valley, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 575 students. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Ridge Crest Elementary is one of the 38 schools that make up Moreno Valley Unified (31,001 students in total).
At Ridge Crest Elementary, 65% of students are Hispanic. It is also 15% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ridge Crest Elementary scores 54%.
Its ratio of 25.0:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Riverside County average 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ridge Crest Elementary lands at C, ahead of 32% of California public elementary schools.
Ridge Crest Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.9%) and its predicted rate (30.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Riverside County, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Riverside County has 543 public schools with about 424,872 students, including Ridge Crest Elementary.
La Jolla Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Ridge Crest Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Ridge Crest Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.1% proficiency; Ridge Crest Elementary posts 30.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Ridge Crest Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 575, up from 554 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 22.2 to 25.0 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moreno Valley Unified
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
Other Ridge Crest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ridge Crest Elementary. Ridge Crest Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLACKFOOT, ID · 359 students
Nearby schools
- La Jolla Elementary0.9 mi · 671
- Landmark Middle0.9 mi · 849
- Moreno Elementary1.8 mi · 809
- Valley View High2.4 mi · 2,699
- Vista del Lago High2.4 mi · 1,924
- Audeo Valley Charter2.4 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Crest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Crest Elementary?
Ridge Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ridge Crest Elementary serve?
Ridge Crest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridge Crest Elementary is approximately 25.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridge Crest Elementary?
Ridge Crest Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 65% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ridge Crest Elementary public or private?
Ridge Crest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moreno Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.