Ridgecrest Elementary School

Summary:

Ridgecrest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phenix City, Alabama, serving 796 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Phenix City School District, which is ranked 87 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgecrest Elementary has consistently maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between 393 and 526 out of around 680-695 Alabama elementary schools. The school stands out for its significantly higher percentage of African American (65-72%) and Hispanic (17-18%) students compared to nearby schools, which range from 19-48% African American. Ridgecrest's test scores in mathematics, science, and English language arts are also consistently lower than the Phenix City district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.89% of 3rd-grade students at Ridgecrest were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 37.48% for Phenix City and 42.16% for the state.

Additionally, Ridgecrest has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.82% to 88.57% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Lakewood Elementary and East Smiths Station Elementary, which have free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 51.34% to 98.04%. Ridgecrest also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.9 to 18.9, compared to the nearby schools' ratios of 13.5 to 23.8.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1806 8th Pl So
       Phenix City, AL  36869


(334) 298-3004

District: Phenix City

SchoolDigger Rank:
411th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,520 Help


Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Phenix City Intermediate School
    South Girard School
High:    Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  796

Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.3%
Hispanic:
18.0%
White:
10.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.6% Help


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Compare Details Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks worse than 60.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Phenix City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ridgecrest Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Phenix City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (65.3%), Hispanic (18%), White (10.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridgecrest Elementary School is 18.9. 5 elementary schools in the Phenix City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridgecrest Elementary School is $8,520. 4 elementary schools in the Phenix City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridgecrest Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgecrest Elementary School 411th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Ridgecrest Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Phenix City:

SchoolDigger ranks Phenix City 87th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ridgecrest Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 48.84 380th 688 44.8%
2006 52.36 346th 689 49.8%
2007 43.85 445th 698 36.2%
2008 50.53 377th 698 46.0%
2009 49.95 393rd 696 43.5%
2010 29.03 577th 704 18.0%
2011 39.86 519th 709 26.8%
2012 27.15 588th 696 15.5%
2013 35.38 557th 696 20.0%
2014 34.68 481st 695 30.8%
2015 27.18 526th 691 23.9%
2016 36.13 459th 691 33.6%
2017 32.24 486th 688 29.4%
2018 32.25 478th 680 29.7%
2019 44.95 393rd 681 42.3%
2021 35.17 459th 692 33.7%
2022 38.70 421st 687 38.7%
2023 36.08 449th 680 34.0%
2024 43.10 411th 684 39.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.16 80th 110 27.3%
2023 64.86 24th 123 80.5%
2024 61.52 35th 131 73.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.93 85th 280 69.6%
2018 53.91 135th 344 60.8%
2019 22.90 337th 392 14.0%
2021 23.56 338th 398 15.1%
2022 28.39 267th 345 22.6%
2024 31.20 275th 395 30.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 39.58 375th 567 33.9%
2018 45.88 379th 651 41.8%
2019 61.76 222nd 649 65.8%
2021 45.29 366th 653 44.0%
2022 47.71 354th 651 45.6%
2023 50.46 316th 623 49.3%
2024 52.86 326th 670 51.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 34.45 440th 639 31.1%
2018 38.13 424th 640 33.8%
2019 47.86 354th 646 45.2%
2021 33.43 443rd 656 32.5%
2022 44.53 372nd 656 43.3%
2023 40.36 388th 645 39.8%
2024 40.62 408th 650 37.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.92 8th 22 63.6%
2023 17.20 17th 19 10.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.29 458th 639 28.3%
2018 27.43 482nd 650 25.8%
2019 46.23 365th 650 43.8%
2021 36.74 425th 669 36.5%
2022 32.64 445th 669 33.5%
2023 30.95 461st 649 29.0%
2024 45.08 371st 655 43.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.27 145th 336 56.8%
2018 58.12 143rd 423 66.2%
2019 70.38 89th 426 79.1%
2021 58.13 138th 426 67.6%
2022 60.16 131st 426 69.2%
2023 53.31 165th 427 61.4%
2024 66.05 97th 420 76.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.56 97th 130 25.4%
2018 50.45 60th 140 57.1%
2019 62.37 37th 152 75.7%
2021 37.10 104th 164 36.6%
2022 44.47 101st 175 42.3%
2023 47.16 88th 184 52.2%
2024 54.65 72nd 196 63.3%
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Rank History for White students at Ridgecrest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.46 294th 369 20.3%
2019 46.76 281st 529 46.9%
2021 27.17 420th 539 22.1%
2022 34.59 369th 540 31.7%
2023 41.98 318th 528 39.8%
2024 41.04 330th 535 38.3%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ridgecrest Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 467 467
1989 168 301 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1990 165 294 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 461
1991 153 321 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1992 150 302 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1993 129 334 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 469
1994 128 374 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1995 107 422 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 536
1996 107 422 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 536
1997 80 456 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1998 84 515 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1999 49 454 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 49 429 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2001 45 425 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 473
2002 38 381 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2003 38 381 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2004 60 478 2 2 0 n/a n/a 1 543
2005 43 440 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2006 42 437 1 9 0 n/a n/a 2 491
2007 50 620 2 16 0 n/a n/a 2 690
2008 51 610 8 22 0 n/a n/a 0 691
2009 39 553 2 26 0 n/a n/a 0 620
2010 45 549 2 39 1 n/a n/a 4 640
2011 50 584 3 36 1 0 6 0 680
2012 72 558 1 48 2 0 20 0 701
2013 78 601 2 57 0 0 21 0 759
2014 80 622 1 58 0 0 24 0 785
2015 59 608 2 58 0 1 27 0 755
2016 59 623 1 67 4 0 20 0 774
2017 64 571 3 86 4 0 32 0 760
2018 54 590 2 86 0 0 33 0 765
2019 52 549 3 99 1 0 21 0 725
2020 58 578 2 118 2 1 18 0 777
2021 49 523 2 124 2 2 26 0 728
2022 67 507 1 131 1 2 41 0 750
2023 83 520 1 143 0 2 47 0 796

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ridgecrest Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 467 18.0 25.9 0
1989 471 19.0 24.7 n/a
1990 461 21.0 21.9 0
1991 474 23.0 20.6 n/a
1992 453 22.0 20.5 n/a
1993 469 23.0 20.4 n/a
1994 510 25.9 19.7 n/a
1995 536 27.5 19.5 n/a
1996 536 27.5 19.5 n/a
1997 539 31.5 17.1 62.2
1998 604 31.5 19.2 65.1
1999 504 34.0 14.8 80
2000 479 34.0 14.1 81
2001 473 34.0 13.9 80.1
2002 421 30.0 14.0 84.1
2003 421 30.0 14.0 84.1
2004 543 35.5 15.3 81.7
2005 492 40.0 12.3 87
2006 491 41.0 11.9 86.9
2007 690 44.0 15.7 88.4
2008 691 45.0 15.4 86.7
2009 620 43.6 14.1 85.5
2010 640 39.0 16.4 86.9
2011 680 37.0 18.3 85.3
2012 701 37.0 18.9 85.3
2013 759 45.0 16.8 85.6
2014 785 43.0 18.2 85.2
2015 755 45.0 16.7 81.9
2016 774 42.0 18.4 81.9
2017 760 41.0 18.5 87.9
2018 765 42.0 18.2 83.3
2019 725 42.0 17.2 87.3
2020 777 41.0 18.9 84.7
2021 728 43.0 16.9 75.8
2022 750 41.8 17.9 76.1
2023 796 42.0 18.9 88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ridgecrest Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 467 18.0 25.9 0
1989 471 19.0 24.7 n/a
1990 461 21.0 21.9 0
1991 474 23.0 20.6 n/a
1992 453 22.0 20.5 n/a
1993 469 23.0 20.4 n/a
1994 510 25.9 19.7 n/a
1995 536 27.5 19.5 n/a
1996 536 27.5 19.5 n/a
1997 539 31.5 17.1 62.2
1998 604 31.5 19.2 65.1
1999 504 34.0 14.8 80
2000 479 34.0 14.1 81
2001 473 34.0 13.9 80.1
2002 421 30.0 14.0 84.1
2003 421 30.0 14.0 84.1
2004 543 35.5 15.3 81.7
2005 492 40.0 12.3 87
2006 491 41.0 11.9 86.9
2007 690 44.0 15.7 88.4
2008 691 45.0 15.4 86.7
2009 620 43.6 14.1 85.5
2010 640 39.0 16.4 86.9
2011 680 37.0 18.3 85.3
2012 701 37.0 18.9 85.3
2013 759 45.0 16.8 85.6
2014 785 43.0 18.2 85.2
2015 755 45.0 16.7 81.9
2016 774 42.0 18.4 81.9
2017 760 41.0 18.5 87.9
2018 765 42.0 18.2 83.3
2019 725 42.0 17.2 87.3
2020 777 41.0 18.9 84.7
2021 728 43.0 16.9 75.8
2022 750 41.8 17.9 76.1
2023 796 42.0 18.9 88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ridgecrest Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,280 (15.0%) $7,221 (84.8%) $8,520

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ridgecrest Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 393rd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 449th of 680 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridgecrest Elementary School)47.930.5
 17.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Phenix City)58.640.8
 17.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ridgecrest Elementary School)52.311.7
 40.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Phenix City)50.627.3
 23.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ridgecrest Elementary School)48.131.9
 16.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Phenix City)51.836.4
 15.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students725796
 9.8%
African American549520
 5.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic99143
 44.4%
Pacific Islander02
White5283
 59.6%
Two or More Races2147
 123.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.3%88.6%
 1.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgecrest Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 796 students attended Ridgecrest Elementary School.

Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks 411th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Ridgecrest Elementary School are 65% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Phenix City Intermediate School
Middle : South Girard School
High : Central High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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