RIDGECREST ES

Set in Lawton, Oklahoma, RIDGECREST ES is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by LAWTON. It teaches 456 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

LAWTON runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 13,642 students. RIDGECREST ES is one of those campuses.

On demographics, RIDGECREST ES reports that the largest single group is White at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting RIDGECREST ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Comanche County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIDGECREST ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.3%, the actual is 19.0%, a residual of -5.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Comanche County put median household earnings sit near $60,761, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. RIDGECREST ES is one of 44 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students).

LEARNING TREE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIDGECREST ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIDGECREST ES at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

RIDGECREST ES operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. RIDGECREST ES's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 456). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 31% to 23%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.