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Ridgemont Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

3845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ridgemont Elementary in Houston, TX, is a public school serving 337 students in grades 2 through 5 within the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), located in a high-poverty area where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the district is highly rated, Ridgemont has historically struggled, ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in Reading (34-53%) and Math (20-35%) are roughly half of district averages. A bright spot is 5th Grade Reading, where 52.75% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, close to the state average. However, Science scores are extremely low, with only 8.7% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025. The school spends significantly more per student ($16,005) than nearby schools, yet this investment hasn't translated into strong academic outcomes. For example, Windsor Village Elementary, a Houston ISD school just over 2 miles away with even higher poverty, is a 4-star school that outperforms Ridgemont in every subject.

Performance gaps are especially concerning for students taking the STAAR test in Spanish, where scores are alarmingly lower than English-language tests. Support for Special Education students has also collapsed, dropping from the 35th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026. Despite these challenges, Ridgemont has shown a slight upward trend in its overall state ranking, moving from the 5th percentile in 2018 to the 17th percentile in 2026, suggesting some positive momentum, though improvements remain inconsistent.

337

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,459

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4910 Raven Ridge Dr
Houston, TX 77053-4506

(281) 634-4880

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ridgemont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Christa McAuliffe Middle
High:	Willowridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

20.2%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 22nd-percentile peak (2023) to 17th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

3,845^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	3845 of 4627	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	3809 of 4651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3823 of 4710	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3639 of 4647	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3609 of 4581	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3892 of 4578	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4154 of 4479	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	4120 of 4359	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	4194 of 4329	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	4076 of 4286	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	4239 of 4320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	3426 of 4260	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	2942 of 4221	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.7	3616 of 4206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	3559 of 4095	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	3444 of 3937	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	3443 of 3884	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	3524 of 3768	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	3660 of 3724	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	3286 of 3476	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	32.3	2773 of 3475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.6	2188 of 3465	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1805 of 2406	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2139 of 2443	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1903 of 2443	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1893 of 2421	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	2106 of 2444	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2370 of 2515	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	2108 of 2483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	2223 of 4461	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	2956 of 4331	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2233 of 4295	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2638 of 4240	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	1843 of 3668	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	1640 of 3556	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	2012 of 3487	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2384 of 3446	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2267 of 3333	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	2529 of 3226	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3208 of 4575	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3114 of 4658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3547 of 4588	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3697 of 4561	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4011 of 4499	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4208 of 4348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	4190 of 4306	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3330 of 4413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2810 of 4465	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2672 of 4401	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2678 of 4376	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	3262 of 4329	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3591 of 4188	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3809 of 4168	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3300 of 4520	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3249 of 4594	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3022 of 4521	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3010 of 4477	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3596 of 4451	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3766 of 4309	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	3906 of 4264	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	4011 of 4582	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4120 of 4647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3736 of 4585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3225 of 4563	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3535 of 4498	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3813 of 4357	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3821 of 4319	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	3893 of 4301	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	3974 of 4292	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	2670 of 4086	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	2841 of 3952	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2572 of 3799	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	1433 of 3684	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	884 of 3558	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 19, 2017

DO NOT ENROLL YOUR KIDS HERE!!!
This school is beyond behind! My son has been going here for 2yrs and it’s been the worse 2yrs of MY life! The school is below the academic standard. The teachers are getting younger and younger. His teachers only call me if he’s misbehaving but never call me concerning his grades. Their job is to teach! If he’s misbehaving then it’s your job as a teacher to control the students in your class. If it becomes too much then send him to the office. BUT DONT CALL ME! That’s crazy. The teachers are hella ghetto! I called the front officer to get his teachers email addresses and she doesn’t even have the email addresses. How is it that these teachers work at this school and you dorayn’t have their school email address? The website has old info and is never updated regularly which is frustrating as heck! I’m just over this school all together. He will be withdrawn ASAP! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR 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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Ridgemont Elementary	Public	2-5	4910 Raven Ridge Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4880	337	31	10.8	96.4%	4 (1.2%)	68 (20.2%)	261 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.5	3845^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.8	3809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	36	16.0	18.2	16.7	9.7	11.1			34.0	34.9	52.8				19.5	35.3	29.4					$15,459
Ridgemont Early Literacy Center	Public	PK, KG-1	5353 Ridge Creek Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-9810	410	35	11.7	93.7%	5 (1.2%)	121 (29.5%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																					$13,075
Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6241 McHard Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4520	567	45	12.4	80.8%	8 (1.4%)	381 (67.2%)	150 (26.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	14.3	4331^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.2	4404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.3%	73								23.9	28.7	43.2				14.1	22.1	36.4					$12,764
Ridgegate Elementary	Public	K-5	6015 W Ridgecreek Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4840	432	35	12.1	96.8%	9 (2.1%)	107 (24.8%)	312 (72.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35.4	3056^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.0%		30.8	3378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	322	50.0	28.6		28.1	0.0			40.0	42.0	51.6				24.4	44.9	43.8					$13,141
Yes Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	5212 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5700	447	28	16.1	85.7%	7 (1.6%)	59 (13.2%)	376 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)	37.0			38.9				53.9						43.9							$00
Reagan K-8 Educational Center	Public	K-8	4842 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9575	682	54	12.7	93.1%	6 (0.9%)	150 (22.0%)	520 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.7	3890^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		27.8	3563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%	327	20.0	38.5	27.3	14.8	34.2	3.2	84.9	46.2	38.2	28.4	31.7	43.3	52.0	40.0	42.0	22.2	24.4	7.3	60.3	17.3	$14,260
Windsor Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14440 Polo St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3642	628	38	16.5	98.4%	10 (1.6%)	206 (32.8%)	410 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65.1	1342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.4	1705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	363	47.4	26.3	22.2	63.0	21.1	12.5		54.0	60.3	68.5				33.3	55.1	56.2					$8,938
Grissom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5660	424	33	12.8	95.0%	5 (1.2%)	110 (25.9%)	303 (71.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	50.2	2104^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.5%		24	3797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%	1693		0.0		23.5	27.3			48.6	37.9	60.7				55.0	60.0	45.0					$10,263
King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3930 W Fuqua	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 797-7900	299	17	17.5	99.3%	2 (0.7%)	168 (56.2%)	122 (40.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,208
Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5640	373	29	12.8	92.5%	2 (0.5%)	141 (37.8%)	226 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	39.1	2820^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.1%		30	3430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.3%	610	0.0	50.0		30.8	25.0			52.8	54.9	44.6				32.4	48.1	30.4					$9,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgemont Elementary

Is Ridgemont Elementary a good school?

Ridgemont Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ridgemont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgemont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christa McAuliffe Middle
High : Willowridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Ridgemont Elementary?

Students at Ridgemont Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Ridgemont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Ridgemont Elementary.

What district is Ridgemont Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

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