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Which teacher or staff member at Ridgewood Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001203109
Ridgewood Elementary
3601 South Bend Dr, Winterville, NC 28590 · (252) 355-7879 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
697 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
66.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Ridgewood Elementary
Ridgewood Elementary's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Elementary this school | 700 | 99.6% | 72.4% |
| Red Oak Elementary Red Oak | 696 | 99.6% | 58.6% |
| Pearsontown Elementary Durham | 765 | 99.6% | 72.6% |
| Ayden Elementary Ayden | 656 | 98.5% | 63.7% |
| Claxton Elementary Greensboro | 579 | 99.5% | 59.4% |
| Nashville Elementary Nashville | 593 | 99.5% | 62.6% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Ridgewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #176 of 1,297 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #169 of 1,296 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #198 of 1,300 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #179 of 1,485 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #637 of 1,377 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #356 of 1,379 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #68 of 1,414 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #723 of 937 | #8 of 14 |
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
700
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 700 | 47.9 | 14.6:1 | 100% (697) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 51.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 51.3 | 14.1:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 46.8 | 16.0:1 | 47% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 49% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 1,033 | 57 | 18.1:1 | 52% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (750 to 700); teachers up 2% (46.8 to 47.9).
About Ridgewood Elementary
This page covers Ridgewood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Winterville, North Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 700 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Pitt County Schools operates 40 schools. Combined enrollment is 24,470 students.
At Ridgewood Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 43%. Other groups make up 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school lists 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body.
Ridgewood Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Ridgewood Elementary in the top 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.0 points above it (72.4% actual, 48.4% predicted).
The school's county is Pitt County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,188 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Ridgewood Elementary shares Pitt County with 42 other public schools.
PCS Early College High School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.3%; Ridgewood Elementary's is 72.4%, ranking 1st of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 3% drop took enrollment from 725 in 2020-21 to 700 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ridgewood Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Winterville
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- A G Cox MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- W H Robinson ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Winterville Charter AcademyElementary · 624 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- PCS Early College High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Other Ridgewood Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ridgewood Elementary. Ridgewood Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolHilliard, OH · 598 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 545 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolWest, OH · 432 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolRenton, WA · 412 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolEast Moline, IL · 407 students
Nearby schools
- PCS Early College High School1.3 mi · 334
- South Central1.6 mi · 1,738
- Creekside Elementary1.9 mi · 622
- Lakeforest Elementary2.0 mi · 821
- W H Robinson Elementary2.6 mi · 692
- A G Cox Middle3.1 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgewood ElementaryHow many students attend Ridgewood Elementary?
Ridgewood Elementary enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ridgewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ridgewood Elementary have?
Ridgewood Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridgewood Elementary?
Student demographics at Ridgewood Elementary are roughly 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 43% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ridgewood Elementary in?
Ridgewood Elementary is part of Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.