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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965005467
Ridgegate Elementary School
6015 W RIDGECREEK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77053 · (281) 634-4840 · Fort Bend County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
418 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 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ridgegate Elementary School
Ridgegate Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgegate Elementary School this school | 432 | 96.8% | 32.0% |
| Nancy J Cochran Elementary School DALLAS | 455 | 98.0% | 42.8% |
| Grissom Elementary School HOUSTON | 424 | 95.0% | 29.7% |
| Harrell Budd Elementary School DALLAS | 457 | 95.8% | 28.3% |
| Marshall Elementary School HOUSTON | 453 | 97.8% | 37.3% |
| Stovall Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 450 | 93.8% | N/A |
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 Ridgegate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,483 of 4,401 | #104 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,852 of 4,466 ▲ 286 | #97 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,628 of 4,466 ▲ 682 | #98 of 113 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #963 of 3,998 | #21 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,205 of 4,938 | #102 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #404 of 4,622 | #5 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #2,969 of 4,628 | #107 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #305 of 4,789 | #2 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,047 of 2,838 | #25 of 61 |
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
432
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 432 | 35.5 | 12.2:1 | 97% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 38.9 | 11.9:1 | 97% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 37.7 | 11.9:1 | 98% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 84% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 41.1 | 13.4:1 | 89% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 83% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 86% (658) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 68% (595) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgegate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (552 to 432); teachers down 14% (41.1 to 35.5).
About Ridgegate Elementary School
Ridgegate Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. It teaches 432 students in kindergarten through 5.
FORT BEND ISD is responsible for 83 schools, Ridgegate Elementary School included, with 79,663 students in all.
Hispanic students are 72% of those enrolled at Ridgegate Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 25% Black and 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 48 points above the 25% share among Fort Bend County residents. The diversity index for Ridgegate Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Ridgegate Elementary School, there are about 12.2 students; the school has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. Across public schools in Fort Bend County, the average is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ridgegate Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ridgegate Elementary School is -0.4 points: 32.0% actual, 32.4% predicted.
Census data for Fort Bend County show the median household earns about $114,041 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Fort Bend County number 217, with about 191,372 students.
Ridgegate Elementary School's nearest public school is Christa McAuliffe Middle School (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ridgegate Elementary School. Ridgegate Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Ridgegate Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 464 to 432, a 7% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.1:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ridgegate Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School0.7 mi · 806
- Willowridge High School0.8 mi · 1,242
- Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary School1.0 mi · 567
- Ridgemont Early Literacy Center1.0 mi · 410
- Ridgemont Elementary School1.1 mi · 337
- YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School1.2 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgegate Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridgegate Elementary School?
Ridgegate Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ridgegate Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgegate Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgegate Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgegate Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridgegate Elementary School?
Ridgegate Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgegate Elementary School?
Ridgegate Elementary School is overseen by FORT BEND ISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.