Ridgecrest Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Lawton, Oklahoma

Ridgecrest Elementary School in Lawton, Oklahoma enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. 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, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

453 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.1 to 25.9.

Students enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234532023-244442024-25456
Students enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234532023-244442024-25456
Students enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234532023-244442024-25456
Students enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234532023-244442024-25456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345326.117.3
2023-2444423.219.1
2024-2545625.917.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools

Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; 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, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 17.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 17.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 17.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 17.6; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 15.5U.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 211 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ridgecrest Elementary School enrolled 421 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 211 of the 421 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

27.6% of students were White, 23.2% Black, 22.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White27.6%
  2. Black23.2%
  3. Hispanic22.1%
  4. Two or more races20.0%
  5. American Indian4.4%
  6. Pacific Islander2.2%
  7. Asian0.4%

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 Ridgecrest Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, 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 districtOklahoma
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%25%27.2%
Math, 2022-2312%19% (2021-22)25.1%

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 Lawton

19 public elementary schools in Lawton report 2024-25 enrollment; Ridgecrest Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Freedom Elementary School1,25117.7not reported
Bishop Public School64719.6not reported
Pat Henry Elementary School52515.8not reported
Ridgecrest Elementary School45617.6not reported
Edison Elementary School43717.1not reported
Eisenhower Elementary School39017.8not reported
Woodland Hills Elementary School38116.5not reported
Sullivan Village Elementary School38014.9not reported

All public schools in Lawton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ridgecrest Elementary School

  1. Hugh Bish Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 276 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Crosby Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 284 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Ridgecrest Elementary School with Hugh Bish Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lawton Public Schools spends per student$11,526 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,526
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaRidgecrest Elementary School is the number 249 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#249 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.17.6:1
  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 Ridgecrest Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Ridgecrest Elementary School?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 453 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lawton, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgecrest Elementary School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ridgecrest Elementary School a Title I school?
    Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ridgecrest Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma'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 Ridgecrest Elementary School in?
    Lawton Public Schools, NCES district ID 4017250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401725000814 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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