CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 185 W CITRUS SPRINGS BLVD, in CITRUS SPRINGS, Florida, CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 801 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by CITRUS. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 604.

CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by CITRUS, a district that teaches 15,594 students overall.

Demographically, CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.6%, the actual is 51.4%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Citrus County put the typical household earns roughly $56,546 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Citrus County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,594 students), of which CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 809 students in 2018 compared to 801 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 78% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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