RIDGECREST ES

RIDGECREST ES is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Midwest City, Oklahoma, one of the schools within MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY, with 273 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so RIDGECREST ES sits 25% below that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY (12,087 students total), RIDGECREST ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, RIDGECREST ES shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black, 18% multiracial, 18% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

In terms of school funding signals, RIDGECREST ES records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at RIDGECREST ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Oklahoma County put the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. RIDGECREST ES is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

The closest other public school is MIDWEST CITY MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIDGECREST ES.

RIDGECREST ES operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. RIDGECREST ES's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 273). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 44% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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