Ridgecrest Elementary

Ridgecrest Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Hyattsville, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, with 631 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Ridgecrest Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Ridgecrest Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ridgecrest Elementary has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at Ridgecrest Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ridgecrest Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.2%, the actual is 23.9%, a residual of +2.7 points.

Around the school, Prince George's County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Ridgecrest Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cesar Chavez Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ridgecrest Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ridgecrest Elementary's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 631). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 66% to 83%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.