FOREST RIDGE

Located at 1950 GREENS PRAIRIE RD W, in COLLEGE STATION, Texas, FOREST RIDGE is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that serves 489 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of COLLEGE STATION ISD.

COLLEGE STATION ISD runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 14,314 students. FOREST RIDGE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOREST RIDGE lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 11% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FOREST RIDGE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Brazos County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FOREST RIDGE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 62.2%; this one delivers 79.1%, a residual of +16.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Brazos County shows median household income runs about $58,553, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. FOREST RIDGE is one of 53 public schools in Brazos County (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students).

Nearest neighbor: SPRING CREEK EL, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOREST RIDGE at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. FOREST RIDGE's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 667 (now 489).

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