McDonnell Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 511 students
Ridgecrest Elementary School
3505 Cerro Vista Street SW, Huntsville, AL 35805
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
463
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Huntsville City
Madison County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ridgecrest Elementary School
Ridgecrest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Huntsville City. The school is located in a midsize city in Madison County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 463 students were enrolled, with about 15.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alabama elementary school (16.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 463 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Huntsville City
- County
- Madison County
- NCES school ID
- 010180000643
Schools near Ridgecrest Elementary School
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Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
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Holy Family Parochial School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 171 students
The Riley Behavioral and Educational Center
Private · Grades K–6 · 24 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.