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Ridgewood Elementary

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Ridgewood Elementary ranks 211 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ridgewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Winterville, North Carolina, serving 713 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in the state.

Ridgewood Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 211 out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ridgewood Elementary's students demonstrated significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science compared to the district and state. The school also performs well for various student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, African American, Gifted and Talented, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Despite the high academic performance, Ridgewood Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with nearly all of its students (99.58%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's ability to overcome these challenges and provide a high-quality education to its students is noteworthy. Compared to nearby schools in the Pitt County Schools district, Ridgewood Elementary outperforms most, with the exception of Wintergreen Intermediate, which is on par with Ridgewood Elementary's performance.

700

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,012

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 81st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

211^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Pitt County Schools

124^th of 242Pitt 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

White (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+16 vs state

Science76%+14 vs state

Reading66%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.3	293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.5%	82	76.9	81.1	73.0				58.7	75.5	64.0				76.2		$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%)	56.9	611^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.0%		49.9	749^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.2%	138	63.5	67.3	66.0				49.4	53.3	51.5				61.2		$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%)	31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%		21.9	1251^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	180	47.6	50.0	50.9				35.0	38.1	42.9				66.3		$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%)	57	607^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.3	557^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.0%	50	61.0	66.0	70.4				48.0	54.6	48.7				64.3		$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%)	25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.1	1096^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.2%	65	75.0	42.6	52.8				22.9	27.7	30.6				41.7		$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%)	55.2	651^st of 1490 public elementary schools	56.3%		54.5	672^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	21	82.4	78.3	84.2				17.6	65.2	26.3				47.4
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%)	51	732^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		66.3	468^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.9%	264	47.9	50.0	58.5	61.8	63.3	58.2	37.0	65.7	64.6	60.0	73.5	76.4	58.5	81.8
Sadie Saulter	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Spruce St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 758-4621	300	30	10.1	99.0%	39 (13.0%)	221 (73.7%)	27 (9.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)
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%)	51.2	725^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.9	837^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.4%	112	63.5	52.3	55.6				44.4	58.5	51.4				66.7		$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgewood Elementary

What district is Ridgewood Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

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.

Is Ridgewood Elementary a good school?

Ridgewood Elementary ranks 211^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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