Ridge Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Duson, Louisiana

Ridge Elementary School in Duson, Louisiana enrolled 592 students in 2024-25 with 30.3 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

695 students in 2022-23, 676 students in 2023-24, 592 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.4 to 30.3.

Students enrolled at Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 695, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236952023-246762024-25592
Students enrolled at Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 695, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236952023-246762024-25592
Students enrolled at Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 695, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236952023-246762024-25592
Students enrolled at Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 695, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236952023-246762024-25592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369535.419.7
2023-2467640.216.8
2024-2559230.319.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 19.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 19.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 19.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 19.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ridge Elementary School enrolled 585 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 293 of the 585 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.4% of students were White, 31.1% Black, 19.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White40.4%
  2. Black31.1%
  3. Hispanic19.9%
  4. Asian4.6%
  5. Two or more races3.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ridge Elementary School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254%49%42.4%
Math, 2022-2344%44% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Duson

3 public elementary schools in Duson report 2024-25 enrollment; Ridge Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ridge Elementary School59219.553.5%
Charles M. Burke Elementary School56417.463.8%
Duson Elementary School22915.270.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ridge Elementary School

  1. Charles M. Burke Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 564 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Cecil Picard Elementary School at MauriceThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 592 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Ridge Elementary School with Charles M. Burke Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lafayette Parish spends per student$12,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,386
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaRidge Elementary School is the number 151 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#151 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.19.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ridge Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Ridge Elementary School?
    592 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 695 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Duson, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge Elementary School?
    19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ridge Elementary School a Title I school?
    Ridge Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ridge Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ridge Elementary School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ridge Elementary School in?
    Lafayette Parish, NCES district ID 2200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220087001600 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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