RIDGEMONT EL

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, RIDGEMONT EL teaches 337 students from grades 2 through 5, part of FORT BEND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so RIDGEMONT EL sits 35% below that benchmark.

RIDGEMONT EL is one of 83 schools operated by FORT BEND ISD, a district that instructs 79,663 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIDGEMONT EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIDGEMONT EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, RIDGEMONT EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.8%; this one delivers 29.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which RIDGEMONT EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RIDGEMONT EARLY LITERACY CENTER, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RIDGEMONT EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. RIDGEMONT EL's enrollment has edged down 56% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 337). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 60% to 77%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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