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Ridge Elementary School

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Ridge Elementary School ranks 99 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ridge Elementary School in Duson, LA, is a PK-5 public school serving 592 students within the Lafayette Parish school district, and it has established itself as a consistently high-performing school with a strong upward trajectory, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for four consecutive years and climbing from the 56th to the 86th percentile statewide.

What truly sets Ridge apart is its exceptional ability to support all students, especially those who often face the biggest challenges. The school ranks in the top 5% of the state for serving English Language Learner (ELL) students and in the 89th percentile for its African American students, demonstrating a deeply equitable learning environment. It also excels with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 90th percentile—a powerful sign that Ridge is effectively closing achievement gaps. This success is particularly striking when compared to its nearest neighbor, Charles M. Burke Elementary School, which is just 2.44 miles away and serves a similar student population but trails Ridge by 11 points in Math, 13 points in English Language Arts, and 14 points in Social Studies. Ridge also outperforms more well-known schools like Prairie Elementary and Duson Elementary, making it a true "hidden gem" that delivers high-quality education regardless of its students' backgrounds.

Academically, Ridge shows consistent growth across all subjects, with Math proficiency rising from 72% to 79% and Social Studies jumping from 61% to 73% over the last four years—far outpacing district and state averages. The school’s main area for improvement is a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6%, which, while better than the district average, is higher than top-performing peers like L. Leo Judice Elementary (12.0%). Reducing absenteeism could be the key to pushing Ridge from a 4-star to a 5-star school. Additionally, while Ridge is a state leader for ELL students, its performance with Special Education students is average, suggesting an opportunity to apply its successful strategies more broadly.

592

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,104

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 South Fieldspan Road
Duson, LA 70529

(337) 521-7800

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Judice Middle School
High:	Acadiana High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

African American:

31.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

99^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	99 of 690	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	156 of 666	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	168 of 675	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	168 of 730	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	173 of 727	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	229 of 729	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	250 of 731	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	319 of 728	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	291 of 739	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.1	324 of 742	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	487 of 792	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.5	441 of 777	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.7	285 of 772	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	283 of 764	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	242 of 766	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	348 of 736	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	330 of 738	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	235 of 743	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.5	241 of 725	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	59 of 548	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	81 of 501	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	88 of 509	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	74 of 570	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	70 of 562	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	94 of 564	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	91 of 559	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	162 of 547	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	34.5	190 of 281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	6 of 115	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.8	11 of 82	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	64.1	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	21.5	80 of 91	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	86 of 679	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	166 of 633	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	183 of 635	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	178 of 705	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	172 of 701	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	189 of 705	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	224 of 684	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	54 of 266	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	55 of 207	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	68 of 189	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	45 of 233	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	109 of 220	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	138 of 202	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	155 of 190	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	71 of 685	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	189 of 661	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	169 of 674	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	133 of 723	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	176 of 724	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	231 of 719	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	272 of 697	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	292 of 682	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	136 of 682	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	119 of 641	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	195 of 651	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	204 of 713	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	179 of 712	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	241 of 704	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	259 of 696	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	138 of 361	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	108 of 296	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.4	32 of 307	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	184 of 306	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	83 of 333	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	158 of 496	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	204 of 431	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	145 of 434	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	249 of 518	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	130 of 517	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	230 of 522	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	154 of 517	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	210 of 516	59.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2018)32nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+17 vs state

English Language Arts79%+9 vs state

Social Studies73%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 29, 2010

my daughter attends here and the people there went way beyond to help the kids at this school.they had a bus driver come to the school to help my daughter not to be afraid to get on and off.i really thought that was awesome.this is just one of the many things i have seen and heard. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)						LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7800	592	30	19.5	59.3%	239 (40.4%)	184 (31.1%)	118 (19.9%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	83.8	99^th of 690 public elementary schools	85.7%		77.3	156^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.6%	57	82.0	81.0				79.0	79.0	79.0			79.0	74.0	74.0	70.0				73.0	$14,104
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Ridge Rd.	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7630	564	32	17.4	67.0%	228 (40.4%)	147 (26.1%)	164 (29.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	59.3	304^th of 690 public elementary schools	55.9%		64.1	267^th of 666 public elementary schools	59.9%	37	67.0	72.0	67.0			68.0	59.0	69.0	69.0		66.0	54.0	58.0	63.0				59.0	$15,654
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7790	663	38	17.2	57.9%	295 (44.5%)	256 (38.6%)	67 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	75.4	182^nd of 690 public elementary schools	73.6%		82.6	108^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.8%	74	76.0	71.0	74.0			74.0	77.0	75.0	85.0		79.0	62.0	58.0	75.0				64.0	$14,962
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	Public	PK, KG-5	203 South Albert Avenue	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-3887	592	41	14.4	48.0%	401 (67.7%)	105 (17.7%)	37 (6.3%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	91	44^th of 690 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	34^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.9%	10	90.0	94.0				92.0	79.0	90.0	92.0		87.0	70.0	82.0	77.0				77.0	$12,377
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7620	749	47	15.9	42.9%	372 (49.7%)	118 (15.8%)	156 (20.8%)	68 (9.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	85.3	88^th of 690 public elementary schools	87.2%		83.7	100^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.0%	12	82.0	90.0	77.0			83.0	79.0	83.0	82.0		81.0	73.0	77.0	69.0				72.0	$14,404
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	222 W. Milton Avenue	Lafayette	70558	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7740	1,261	63	19.9	32.6%	987 (78.3%)	132 (10.5%)	52 (4.1%)	39 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (3.7%)	93.8	25^th of 690 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.3	43^rd of 666 public elementary schools	93.5%	18	89.0	94.0	91.0	92.0	84.0	91.0	84.0			91.0	92.0	74.0	92.0	82.0	79.0	86.0	78.0	82.0	$12,875
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Delhomme Ave	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7820	597	39	15.2	73.2%	118 (19.8%)	243 (40.7%)	208 (34.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	46	389^th of 690 public elementary schools	43.6%		41.2	410^th of 666 public elementary schools	38.4%	21	56.0	70.0	63.0			64.0	61.0	56.0	74.0		62.0	51.0	40.0	47.0				46.0	$14,254
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Cameron Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7710	371	13	29.2	44.5%	254 (68.5%)	81 (21.8%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	96.2	14^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.4	23^rd of 666 public elementary schools	96.5%	9	88.0						92.0					85.0	91.0					91.0	$14,576
Lafayette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W. University Ave.	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7750	663	45	14.5	75.6%	86 (13.0%)	383 (57.8%)	157 (23.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	17.4	617^th of 690 public elementary schools	10.6%		21.6	556^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.5%	61	43.0	34.0	58.0			44.0	41.0	51.0	52.0		47.0	20.0	37.0	36.0				29.0	$17,228
Duson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Fourth Street	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7660	229	15	15.2	74.2%	137 (59.8%)	63 (27.5%)	26 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	75	187^th of 690 public elementary schools	72.9%		84.1	96^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.6%	91	71.0		78.0			79.0	67.0	80.0			82.0	53.0	77.0	73.0				68.0	$17,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Elementary School

Is Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Ridge Elementary School ranks 99^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Ridge Elementary School are 40% White, 31% African American, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Judice Middle School
High : Acadiana High School

What district is Ridge Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

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