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What do students at RIDGE CREEK EL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,058
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391012850
Ridge Creek Elementary School
15201 WOODLAND HILLS DR, HUMBLE, TX 77396 · (281) 641-3700 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,058 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
793 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 189 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 183 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 181 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 181 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (168) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (181).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ridge Creek Elementary School→Autumn Ridge Middle School→Summerwood Elementary School→Woodcreek Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridge Creek Elementary School
Ridge Creek Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Creek Elementary School this school | 1,058 | 75.0% | 31.9% |
| Chet Burchett Elementary School SPRING | 982 | 73.9% | 29.6% |
| Heritage Rose Elementary School ROSHARON | 1,245 | 72.0% | 31.0% |
| Gloria Marshall Elementary School SPRING | 876 | 75.1% | 26.8% |
| Sheridan Elementary School KATY | 919 | 80.1% | 37.8% |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston HOUSTON | 742 | 75.1% | 50.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridge Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,496 of 4,401 | #509 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,453 of 4,466 ▲ 213 | #520 of 625 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,521 of 4,466 ▲ 599 | #344 of 625 ▲ 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #604 of 3,998 | #74 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,058 | #64 of 4,938 | #23 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,241 of 4,622 | #183 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #1,486 of 4,628 | #195 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #2,278 of 4,789 | #453 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.6% | #162 of 1,307 | #13 of 148 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,058
-82 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,058 | 77.5 | 13.7:1 | 75% (793) |
| 2023-24 | 1,199 | 83.5 | 14.3:1 | 76% (912) |
| 2022-23 | 1,125 | 74.8 | 15.1:1 | 74% (835) |
| 2020-21 | 1,140 | 73 | 15.6:1 | 65% (744) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 51.5 | 14.7:1 | 62% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 65% (435) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (758 to 1,058); teachers up 50% (51.5 to 77.5).
About Ridge Creek Elementary School
Ridge Creek Elementary School is a large elementary school in HUMBLE ISD, located in HUMBLE, Texas. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 1,058 students enrolled. That is 104% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, HUMBLE ISD, operates 50 schools serving 48,502 students.
The student body at Ridge Creek Elementary School has no majority group. Black students lead at 46%. Enrollment also includes 44% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. The school's Black share is 27 points above the 19% share among Harris County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridge Creek Elementary School is 13.7:1, based on 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Ridge Creek Elementary School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Ridge Creek Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Texas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ridge Creek Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 31.9% actual against 41.7% predicted.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Ridge Creek Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Autumn Ridge Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ridge Creek Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Ridge Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 1,140 in 2020-21 to 1,058 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Ridge Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in HUMBLE
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
- Humble Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,264 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,235 students
- Autumn Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,233 students
Nearby schools
- Autumn Ridge Middle School0.2 mi · 1,233
- Woodcreek Middle School1.0 mi · 1,116
- Summer Creek High School1.1 mi · 3,972
- West Lake Middle School1.6 mi · 1,486
- Autumn Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 930
- Centennial Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,090
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Creek Elementary School?
Ridge Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,058 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ridge Creek Elementary School serve?
Ridge Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ridge Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Ridge Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ridge Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridge Creek Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 44% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ridge Creek Elementary School in?
Ridge Creek Elementary School is part of HUMBLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.