Compare Ridgecrest Elementary School with Edgewood Elementary School

Ridgecrest Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Edgewood Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 86 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Ridgecrest Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Except for Science, Edgewood Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ridgecrest Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.71% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.29%), African Americans (1.29%), Two or More Races (0.86%), Asians (0.72%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

At Edgewood Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.25%), African Americans (2.32%), Native Americans (2.12%), Asians (1.54%) and Two or More Races (0.77%).

Based on household incomes, Ridgecrest Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 93.71% compared to 90.54% at Edgewood Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Ridgecrest Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 78.11% of its student population compared to 65.83% at Edgewood Elementary School.

In addition, Ridgecrest Elementary School has 78.25% bilingual students, 3.00% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.02% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Edgewood Elementary School with 66.02% bilingual students, 4.83% gifted and talented students and 13.51% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Ridgecrest Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 39 teachers at Edgewood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ridgecrest Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Edgewood Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ridgecrest Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Edgewood Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.