Ridgemont Elementary

Set in Union City, Tennessee, Ridgemont Elementary is a compact K-5 school, one of the schools within Obion County. It instructs 385 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Ridgemont Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Obion County, a district that serves 2,959 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ridgemont Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Obion County) records that the typical household earns roughly $54,613 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Ridgemont Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Obion County (combined enrollment of about 4,606 students).

The closest other public school is Union City Elementary School, roughly 3.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ridgemont Elementary.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 39% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.