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What's the most underrated thing about RIDGECREST EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000174
Ridgecrest Elementary School
5306 W 37TH, AMARILLO, TX 79109 · (806) 326-5100 · Randall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
215 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ridgecrest Elementary School
Ridgecrest Elementary School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary School this school | 362 | 59.4% | 55.4% |
| Olney Elementary School OLNEY | 369 | 59.1% | 51.4% |
| Benbrook Elementary School FORT WORTH | 346 | 57.5% | 50.6% |
| Leon Elementary School JEWETT | 386 | 57.5% | 59.0% |
| South Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE | 340 | 61.2% | 44.1% |
| H D Staples Elementary School JOSHUA | 406 | 58.1% | 51.5% |
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 Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,031 of 4,401 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,367 of 4,466 ▼ 691 | #18 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,696 of 4,466 ▼ 455 | #14 of 22 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,562 of 3,998 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #3,787 of 4,938 | #15 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,754 of 4,622 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #1,616 of 4,628 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #3,148 of 4,789 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #1,011 of 2,838 | #3 of 18 |
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
362
-64 (-15%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 362 | 25.4 | 14.3:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 25.9 | 15.4:1 | 62% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 25.4 | 16.2:1 | 58% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 27.7 | 16.7:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 51% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 26% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgecrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (464 to 362); teachers down 9% (27.7 to 25.4).
About Ridgecrest Elementary School
Ridgecrest Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in AMARILLO, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 362 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 30% lower.
Ridgecrest Elementary School is a school in AMARILLO ISD. The district has 55 schools and 29,321 students.
At Ridgecrest Elementary School, White students make up 53% of the student body. It is also 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Randall County is roughly 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.3 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. Among public schools in Randall County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Test results at Ridgecrest Elementary School are 7.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.4% actual, 48.3% predicted).
Randall County has about 146,070 residents, and the median household income is $83,864, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Randall County has 43 public schools and roughly 23,668 students.
The nearest other public school, Amarillo High School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ridgecrest Elementary School is 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 64 students since 2020-21, to 362.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Randall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,070
Census ACS
Median income
$83,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
23,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Ridgecrest Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ridgecrest Elementary. Ridgecrest Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 836 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolPhenix City, AL · 722 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryHyattsville, MD · 631 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 463 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Amarillo High School0.6 mi · 2,161
- Crockett Middle School0.6 mi · 823
- Puckett Elementary School0.9 mi · 316
- Paramount Terrace Elementary School1.0 mi · 313
- Olsen Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 387
- Bonham Middle School1.1 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridgecrest Elementary School?
Ridgecrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ridgecrest Elementary School serve?
Ridgecrest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ridgecrest Elementary School have?
Ridgecrest Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridgecrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridgecrest Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ridgecrest Elementary School public or private?
Ridgecrest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.