Ridgewood Elementary Primary School
2820 Merriman St
Port Neches TX, 77651, Jefferson County
Phone: 409-722-7641
Ranking: 
(479 out of 6,018, top 8%)*
(479 out of 6,018, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Port Neches-Groves Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 426 | 425 | 403 | 405 | 380 | 403 | 387 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 22.5% | 118 | 27.8% | 100 | 24.8% | 102 | 25.2% | 87 | 22.9% | 98 | 24.3% | 94 | 24.3% |
| Grade 1: | 118 | 27.7% | 99 | 23.3% | 106 | 26.3% | 92 | 22.7% | 94 | 24.7% | 99 | 24.6% | 92 | 23.8% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 23.7% | 109 | 25.6% | 89 | 22.1% | 104 | 25.7% | 99 | 26.1% | 101 | 25.1% | 94 | 24.3% |
| Grade 3: | 110 | 25.8% | 96 | 22.6% | 108 | 26.8% | 107 | 26.4% | 100 | 26.3% | 105 | 26.1% | 107 | 27.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 201 | 47.2% | 191 | 44.9% | 191 | 47.4% | 199 | 49.1% | 194 | 51.1% | 189 | 46.9% | 180 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 225 | 52.8% | 234 | 55.1% | 212 | 52.6% | 206 | 50.9% | 178 | 46.8% | 206 | 51.1% | 203 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 64 | 15.0% | 57 | 13.4% | 47 | 11.7% | 42 | 10.4% | 50 | 13.2% | 40 | 9.9% | 36 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 16.7% | 69 | 16.2% | 69 | 17.1% | 73 | 18.0% | 49 | 12.9% | 58 | 14.4% | 45 | 11.6% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.5% | 17 | 4.5% | 16 | 4.0% | 19 | 4.9% |
| White: | 265 | 62.2% | 277 | 65.2% | 263 | 65.3% | 264 | 65.2% | 263 | 69.2% | 286 | 71.0% | 282 | 72.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 26.1% | 93 | 21.9% | 92 | 22.8% | 28 | 6.9% | 55 | 14.5% | 61 | 15.1% | 41 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.7% | 21 | 4.9% | 23 | 5.7% | 26 | 6.4% | 24 | 6.3% | 26 | 6.5% | 21 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.74 | 16.47 | 16.29 | 16.87 | 15.83 | 16.20 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,346.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,722.0 |
* Ridgewood Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.