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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001670
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1901 119TH ST, LARGO, FL 33778 · (727) 588-3580 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
254 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 58.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 438 | 58.0% | 61.1% |
| STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 403 | 59.1% | 40.9% |
| CHAMPION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 533 | 64.2% | 52.1% |
| SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 519 | 58.4% | 45.9% |
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 579 | 57.7% | 79.1% |
| CHIARAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 325 | 58.8% | 56.9% |
Matched among Florida 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 Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #816 of 2,136 | #52 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #909 of 2,149 ▲ 76 | #55 of 90 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #678 of 2,149 ▲ 22 | #40 of 90 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #1,645 of 2,267 | #52 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #733 of 2,077 | #78 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #39 of 2,108 | #6 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #983 of 2,188 | #38 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #46 of 1,374 | #2 of 75 |
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
438
-172 (-28%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 58% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 60% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 59% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 51% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 52% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 53% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 48% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | 40 | 21.3:1 | 35% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in LARGO, Florida, administered by PINELLAS. Federal data show 438 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
PINELLAS runs RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 150 other schools, enrolling 87,955 students in total.
Black students account for 35% of enrollment at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among people living in Pinellas County, the Black share is about 10%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 74%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Pinellas County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 61.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.1%.
The school is in Pinellas County, where median household income comes to about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinellas County counts 155 public schools with about 87,955 students.
MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 438, compared with 610 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 15.1:1.
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Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in LARGO
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,691 students
- FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 910 students
- PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCEElementary · 817 students
- PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMYElementary · 764 students
- LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
Other Ridgecrest Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ridgecrest Elementary. RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 836 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolPhenix City, AL · 722 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryHyattsville, MD · 631 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 463 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 456 students
Nearby schools
- MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 515
- DROPOUT PREVENTION SCHOOL1.1 mi · 395
- PLATO SEMINOLE1.2 mi · 311
- LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 752
- FUGUITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 464
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,058
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 33% White, 13% Hispanic, 35% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.