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Ridgecrest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
489th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Ridgecrest Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Lawton, Oklahoma, with 444 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the Lawton school district and the state of Oklahoma, as well as high chronic absenteeism rates and a predominantly low-income student population.

Ridgecrest Elementary's academic performance is a major concern, with only 12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16% proficient in math, compared to 19% and 17% respectively in the Lawton district, and 26% in both subjects statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 2.3% to 19% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Ridgecrest has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.49% to 94.37%, indicating it serves a predominantly low-income population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Eisenhower Elementary, Woodland Hills Elementary, and Pat Henry Elementary, Ridgecrest consistently underperforms on academic measures. For example, Woodland Hills had 39% of students proficient in math, compared to 16% at Ridgecrest. These comparisons suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Ridgecrest Elementary.

456
Students ?
17.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,444
Per pupil spending ?
91.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1614 Northwest 47th Street
       Lawton, OK  73505-3505

(580) 355-6033

District: Lawton


Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Eisenhower Middle School
High:    Eisenhower High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
27.6%
African American:
23.2%
Hispanic:
22.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2009 → 20th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (19% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!English Language Arts I scores 14 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg18%
Oklahoma avg27%
489th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lawton
349th of 452Lawton among Oklahoma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202522.3489 of 61420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202133.2458 of 64629.1%★☆☆☆☆
20188.1399 of 4061.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201641.2320 of 49835.7%★★☆☆☆
201513.2848 of 95711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201138.2619 of 84626.8%★☆☆☆☆
201046.2520 of 84538.5%★★☆☆☆
200928.5705 of 84016.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202528.3377 of 50224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202152.5237 of 50653.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science29%~ state avg
Mathematics16%-10 vs state
English Language Arts I12%-14 vs state

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

Middle : Eisenhower Middle School
High : Eisenhower High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Ridgecrest Elementary School.

Students at Ridgecrest Elementary School are 28% White, 23% African American, 22% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Ridgecrest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Oklahoma elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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