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Ridgecrest Elementary School
3505 Cerro Vista Sw Huntsville AL, 35805, Madison County Phone: 256-428-7380 Ranking:  (889 out of 1,064, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Huntsville City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 511 | 493 | 399 | 439 | 424 | 374 | 390 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.0% | 37 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 94 | 18.4% | 105 | 21.3% | 98 | 24.6% | 90 | 20.5% | 91 | 21.5% | 63 | 16.8% | 62 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 19.2% | 92 | 18.7% | 62 | 15.5% | 87 | 19.8% | 59 | 13.9% | 61 | 16.3% | 90 | 23.1% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 17.6% | 65 | 13.2% | 68 | 17.0% | 58 | 13.2% | 61 | 14.4% | 73 | 19.5% | 57 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 12.1% | 79 | 16.0% | 56 | 14.0% | 62 | 14.1% | 86 | 20.3% | 55 | 14.7% | 70 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 14.7% | 57 | 11.6% | 49 | 12.3% | 75 | 17.1% | 67 | 15.8% | 68 | 18.2% | 58 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 11.0% | 58 | 11.8% | 66 | 16.5% | 67 | 15.3% | 60 | 14.2% | 54 | 14.4% | 53 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 264 | 51.7% | 248 | 50.3% | 201 | 50.4% | 237 | 54.0% | 206 | 48.6% | 192 | 51.3% | 191 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 247 | 48.3% | 245 | 49.7% | 198 | 49.6% | 202 | 46.0% | 190 | 44.8% | 174 | 46.5% | 195 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 170 | 33.3% | 155 | 31.4% | 128 | 32.1% | 133 | 30.3% | 131 | 30.9% | 121 | 32.4% | 109 | 27.9% |
| Black: | 163 | 31.9% | 166 | 33.7% | 123 | 30.8% | 164 | 37.4% | 162 | 38.2% | 146 | 39.0% | 155 | 39.7% |
| White: | 132 | 25.8% | 123 | 24.9% | 115 | 28.8% | 114 | 26.0% | 107 | 25.2% | 104 | 27.8% | 121 | 31.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 8.0% | 38 | 7.7% | 27 | 6.8% | 22 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 426 | 83.4% | 363 | 73.6% | 341 | 85.5% | 362 | 82.5% | 366 | 86.3% | 285 | 76.2% | 279 | 71.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 26 | 6.5% | 14 | 3.2% | 23 | 5.4% | 39 | 10.4% | 33 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.68 | 17.12 | 14.35 | 13.59 | 14.88 | 13.20 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.1% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 46.2% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 47.3% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 43.6% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.21% | 43.36% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 62.6% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 62.7% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.06% | 58.95% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.36% | 59.85% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 50.6% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 49.1% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 53.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 47.09% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.64% | 48.01% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 51.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 46.6% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 52.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 45.52% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.71% | 47.9% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 70.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 72.6% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.25% | 71.8% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.42% | 73.46% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.94% | 74.18% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.06% | 77.58% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 83.01% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.48% | 82.52% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79.5% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.64% | 80.64% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.69% | 79.7% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.62% | 81.32% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.71% | 81.83% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 82.81% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.58% | 88.71% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73.4% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.4% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 76.9% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.16% | 73.77% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.26% | 75.88% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 74.98% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.86% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.69% | 81.53% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.11% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.6% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 82.5% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 83.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 81.64% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.71% | 83.9% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.81% | 82.49% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.49% | 83.39% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.46% | 85.51% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.39% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.06% | 71.82% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.26% | 75.95% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 76.05% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.28% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 87.78% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.14% | 89.79% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 82.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 83.29% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 83.55% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.71% | 83.87% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 86.41% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.97% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.72% | 67.11% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.88% | 65.5% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.88% | 67.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.49% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.57% | 75.56% | 80.09% |
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* Ridgecrest Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.