Ridge Elementary School
2901 South Fieldspan Rd
Duson LA, 70529, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-521-7800
Ranking: (336 out of 947, top 35%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lafayette Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 45 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 719 | 723 | 689 | 659 | 682 | 687 | 675 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 127 | 17.7% | 124 | 17.2% | 132 | 19.2% | 106 | 16.1% | 107 | 15.7% | 97 | 14.1% | 106 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 126 | 17.5% | 134 | 18.5% | 113 | 16.4% | 112 | 17.0% | 112 | 16.4% | 106 | 15.4% | 136 | 20.1% |
Grade 2: | 131 | 18.2% | 119 | 16.5% | 113 | 16.4% | 117 | 17.8% | 99 | 14.5% | 132 | 19.2% | 128 | 19.0% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 14.6% | 105 | 14.5% | 112 | 16.3% | 103 | 15.6% | 125 | 18.3% | 127 | 18.5% | 112 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 14.9% | 120 | 16.6% | 108 | 15.7% | 122 | 18.5% | 116 | 17.0% | 115 | 16.7% | 113 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 14.3% | 101 | 14.0% | 111 | 16.1% | 99 | 15.0% | 123 | 18.0% | 110 | 16.0% | 80 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 341 | 47.4% | 342 | 47.3% | 341 | 49.5% | 345 | 52.4% | 348 | 51.0% | 352 | 51.2% | 339 | 50.2% |
Female: | 378 | 52.6% | 381 | 52.7% | 348 | 50.5% | 314 | 47.6% | 326 | 47.8% | 327 | 47.6% | 332 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 35 | 4.9% | 39 | 5.4% | 40 | 5.8% | 35 | 5.3% | 40 | 5.9% | 35 | 5.1% | 35 | 5.2% |
Hispanic: | 159 | 22.1% | 144 | 19.9% | 129 | 18.7% | 120 | 18.2% | 107 | 15.7% | 93 | 13.5% | 81 | 12.0% |
Black: | 116 | 16.1% | 129 | 17.8% | 115 | 16.7% | 126 | 19.1% | 131 | 19.2% | 141 | 20.5% | 142 | 21.0% |
White: | 396 | 55.1% | 407 | 56.3% | 399 | 57.9% | 372 | 56.4% | 404 | 59.2% | 417 | 60.7% | 414 | 61.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 56.1% | 406 | 56.2% | 367 | 53.3% | 351 | 53.3% | 356 | 52.2% | 361 | 52.5% | 352 | 52.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 9.6% | 50 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.3% | 41 | 6.2% | 56 | 8.2% | 56 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.98 | 15.06 | 14.35 | 14.02 | 14.70 | 13.70 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 24.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,792.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,642.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,680.0 |
* Ridge Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.