Spring Ridge Elementary

Located at 9051 Ridgefield Dr, in Frederick, Maryland, Spring Ridge Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that teaches 605 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Frederick County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 481.

Within Frederick County Public Schools, which oversees 67 schools and 48,054 students, Spring Ridge Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Spring Ridge Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Spring Ridge Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spring Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Frederick County put median household income runs about $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Spring Ridge Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oakdale Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Spring Ridge Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.6%.

Spring Ridge Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Spring Ridge Elementary's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 605). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 2% to 7%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Spring Ridge Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.