Ridgecrest School

Located at 1800 E 7200 S, in COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah, Ridgecrest School is a mid-tier elementary campus that works with 491 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Canyons District.

Across the 47 schools in Canyons District (32,688 students total), Ridgecrest School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ridgecrest School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Ridgecrest School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Ridgecrest School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 57.4%, a residual of +10.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Ridgecrest School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bella Vista School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgecrest School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.5%.

Ridgecrest School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ridgecrest School's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 491). Over the same period, the White share fell from 66% to 61%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ridgecrest School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.