Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci

Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci operates as a compact elementary school in Ridgecrest, California, overseen by Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci District. Current enrollment sits at 239 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 465.

Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci District is the operating authority for Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Kern County's rate of about 76%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kern County indicate median household income runs about $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci is one.

The closest other public school is James Monroe Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, members of the Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.