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Ridgewood Elementary

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Ridgewood Elementary ranks 303 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ridgewood Elementary is a public PK-5 school in Winterville, NC, serving about 700 students as part of Pitt County Schools. The school earns a 4-star rating and places in the 80th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, ranking 303rd out of 1,492 statewide in 2025-2026. Ridgewood students beat both the district and state averages in every grade and subject on the most recent EOG exams, with especially strong results in 5th-grade math (78.1% proficient), reading (72.8%), and science (79.8%).

Those results are particularly impressive given that about 99.6% of Ridgewood students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Another differentiator is attendance: Ridgewood's chronic absenteeism rate is 12.9%, compared to 21.7% for Pitt County Schools and 24.2% across North Carolina. Ridgewood also posts outstanding outcomes for many student groups — Hispanic students have ranked in the 97th–98th percentile statewide for three straight years, and African American, white, and multi-racial students all recently placed in the upper quartile of North Carolina elementary schools.

Nearby comparisons make Ridgewood's performance even more striking. Creekside Elementary, less than two miles away, ranks in the 66th percentile with a 19% chronic absenteeism rate, while Lakeforest Elementary, about two miles away, sits at the 32nd percentile. Ridgewood's closest academic peer is Wintergreen Intermediate, a grades 3–5 campus that ranks higher overall. Two areas are worth monitoring: male student performance dropped from the 83rd to 67th percentile in the latest year, and special education results fell to the 40th percentile. Even so, Ridgewood stands out as one of the strongest traditional elementary schools in the Winterville area.

700

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 South Bend Dr
Winterville, NC 28590

(252) 355-7879

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend Ridgewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A G Cox Middle
High:	South Central

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.9%

White:

36.0%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school71%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

303^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 246Pitt County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	303 of 1492	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	211 of 1490	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	293 of 1505	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	278 of 1502	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	373 of 1514	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	339 of 1489	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	329 of 1473	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	359 of 1434	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	476 of 1429	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	505 of 1425	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.1	272 of 1440	81.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	337 of 1390	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	160 of 1403	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	486 of 1388	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	716 of 1381	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	777 of 1363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	925 of 1354	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	197 of 903	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	219 of 918	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	181 of 924	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	153 of 933	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	222 of 927	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	273 of 896	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	209 of 949	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	162 of 927	82.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	217 of 634	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	277 of 646	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	297 of 878	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	217 of 897	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	188 of 1447	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	174 of 1451	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	388 of 1455	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	383 of 1459	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	455 of 1458	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	356 of 1440	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	333 of 1424	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	291 of 1405	79.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	258 of 743	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	197 of 710	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	116 of 669	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	171 of 582	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	93 of 500	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	20 of 494	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.5	270 of 612	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	26 of 961	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	25 of 951	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	21 of 915	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	10 of 865	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	403 of 1434	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	261 of 1437	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	331 of 1450	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	384 of 1437	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	606 of 1366	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	411 of 1329	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	436 of 1361	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	364 of 1332	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	477 of 1451	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	253 of 1450	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	223 of 1464	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	233 of 1461	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	313 of 1464	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	367 of 1444	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	325 of 1430	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	443 of 1413	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	30 of 181	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	35 of 175	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	28 of 154	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	6 of 103	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	485 of 815	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	340 of 821	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	345 of 801	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	189 of 1146	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.8	86 of 1172	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	139 of 1166	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	208 of 1183	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	135 of 1194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	101 of 1172	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	193 of 1183	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	270 of 1178	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)83rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+12 vs state

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading68%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	700	48	14.6	99.6%	252 (36.0%)	300 (42.9%)	64 (9.1%)	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	75.9	303^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%	92	71.8	65.0	78.1				64.1	67.0	72.8				79.8		$9,012	$1,064	$7,949
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 353-5253	622	43	14.6	99.5%	114 (18.3%)	412 (66.2%)	45 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.2%)	65.2	504^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.9	611^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.0%	107	71.8	67.4	77.4				59.0	59.3	57.0				69.9		$10,268	$1,329	$8,939
Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	34.5	1020^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%	51	47.9	55.4	58.0				43.7	50.4	45.5				63.1		$10,158	$1,578	$8,580
W H Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Railroad Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3707	692	44	15.6	99.6%	169 (24.4%)	417 (60.3%)	46 (6.6%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.6%)	58.5	608^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.2%		57	607^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%	1	58.6	71.7	63.2				56.8	71.7	56.8				65.3		$9,355	$1,178	$8,177
South Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	251	26	9.7	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	205 (81.7%)	20 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	18.5	1308^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.3%		25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%	147	59.2	42.6	45.2				30.6	46.8	19.0				50.0		$12,110	$2,467	$9,643
ECU Community School	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	East Carolina Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-5600	108	9	13.0	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	104 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	65.5	496^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.2	651^st of 1490 public elementary schools	56.3%	155	71.4	58.8	90.0				35.7	52.9	75.0				80.0
Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	624	28	22.1	69.7%	123 (19.7%)	341 (54.6%)	87 (13.9%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	61.5	555^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.8%		51	732^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%	177	66.2	47.5	71.4	64.2	70.4	80.0	55.8	62.7	66.1	66.0	64.8	67.5	73.2	85.0
Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 W Berkley Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-0180	454	34	13.4	99.3%	157 (34.6%)	221 (48.7%)	35 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	49.1	745^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.1%		51.2	725^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.3%	20	65.5	67.7	52.1				45.2	63.1	47.9				71.8		$10,442	$1,421	$9,021
Wintergreen Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4710 County Home Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 353-5270	786	53	14.8	99.6%	346 (44.0%)	237 (30.2%)	100 (12.7%)	44 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$9,724	$1,030	$8,694
Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	99.6%	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	83.4	200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	56	79.0	80.9	79.3				66.9	71.9	71.5				79.6		$8,418	$893	$7,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgewood Elementary

What district is Ridgewood Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

Is Ridgewood Elementary a good school?

Ridgewood Elementary ranks 303^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgewood Elementary?

Students at Ridgewood Elementary are 43% African American, 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ridgewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A G Cox Middle
High : South Central

How many students attend Ridgewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Ridgewood Elementary.

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