Ridgecrest Elementary School

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

Ridgecrest Elementary School is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 463 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

463

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	265	57%
Black or African American	127	27%
White	47	10%
Two or more races	16	3%
Asian	7	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	463	243M / 220F

English Language Learners: 150 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -16.1pp	24.1%	201
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -11.3pp	46.3%	205
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	66

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.59 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	463	100%

Contact & Location

3505 Cerro Vista Street SW

Huntsville, AL 35805

Phone: (256)428-7380

http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org

District

Huntsville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,762

District enrollment: 23,776

Other Schools in District

Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Elementary
Academy For Science Foreign Language Elementary
Blossomwood Elementary School Elementary
Challenger Elementary School Elementary
Chapman Elementary School Elementary
Farley Elementary School Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35805) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010180000643

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD