Ridge-Brook Elementary School

Ridge-Brook Elementary School is a K-5 school of tight-knit scale in Parma, Ohio, overseen by Parma City, teacheing 341 students in grades K through 4.

Parma City runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,703 students. Ridge-Brook Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ridge-Brook Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Cuyahoga County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Cuyahoga County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Ridge-Brook Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Thoreau Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ridge-Brook Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 348 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 20% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Ridge-Brook Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.