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If you had an hour of school board time for Ridgeview Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387001898
Ridgeview Elementary School
6753 SHIMMERING CREEK PLACE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922 · (719) 494-8700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
279 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 81 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 44.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Ridgeview Elementary School
Ridgeview Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Elementary School this school | 626 | 44.6% | 51.2% |
| Remington Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 534 | 44.4% | 46.5% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 498 | 46.0% | 52.4% |
| Jordahl Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 524 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Stetson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 531 | 39.9% | 45.1% |
| Scott Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 458 | 44.1% | 53.1% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Ridgeview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #273 of 931 | #32 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #188 of 940 ▲ 134 | #20 of 126 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #266 of 946 ▲ 45 | #27 of 127 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #97 of 1,056 | #13 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #835 of 896 | #115 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #88 of 896 | #28 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #534 of 983 | #72 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #69 of 664 | #19 of 100 |
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
626
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 626 | 32.9 | 19.1:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 38% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 33% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 43.4 | 21.9:1 | 20% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 22% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 24% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (949 to 626); teachers down 24% (43.4 to 32.9).
About Ridgeview Elementary School
Ridgeview Elementary School serves students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, as a large elementary school. It enrolled 626 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 has 31 schools; together they serve 25,689 students.
White students form the largest group at Ridgeview Elementary School, 48% of enrollment. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 70% of El Paso County residents are White. Ridgeview Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.1:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Ridgeview Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Ridgeview Elementary School are 11.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.2% actual, 39.7% predicted).
El Paso County census figures show that median household income is about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of El Paso County number 245 and enroll about 114,356.
The next-closest public school is Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Ridgeview Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 51.2% versus a 38.4% average.
Ridgeview Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Ridgeview Elementary School was 623 in 2020-21 and 626 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.1:1.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Ridgeview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 16 states are named Ridgeview Elementary. Ridgeview Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 21.
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolCRAIG, CO · 233 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolGray, TN · 704 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryClintwood, VA · 667 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryGranite Bay, CA · 619 students
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORANGE PARK, FL · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy0.4 mi · 538
- Skyview Middle School0.6 mi · 862
- Vista Ridge High School0.7 mi · 1,473
- Stetson Elementary School1.1 mi · 531
- ALLIES1.3 mi · 124
- Odyssey Elementary School1.3 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ridgeview Elementary School?
Ridgeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ridgeview Elementary School serve?
Ridgeview Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ridgeview Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Ridgeview Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ridgeview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridgeview Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Ridgeview Elementary School public or private?
Ridgeview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.