Ridgemont El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ridgemont El

Ridgemont Elementary serves grades two through five in Houston's southwest corridor, drawing its enrollment almost entirely from students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is small for its grade band, with roughly similar numbers of students across most grade levels. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a significant Black population and very small numbers of other groups represented.

Academic performance on state testing is a clear challenge. In English language arts, about one in three students in grades four and five scored at or above proficiency, while grade three reached similar levels. Math results are comparable or slightly lower, with fifth grade showing particularly weak proficiency. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows the sharpest gap, with a single-digit proficiency rate. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile when compared to other districts in Fort Bend County, suggesting that students here are not meeting grade-level benchmarks at rates typical for the broader region.

The data does not provide information about enrollment trends, staffing, classroom practices, discipline, or student support services, so a parent may want to look into those areas directly with the school. The grades served mean there is no state-tested writing and social studies performance available for comparison, though the school does report a single-digit "meets" rate in social studies across the grade span. English learner enrollment figures are not available in the data provided, though given the demographic composition and location, it is reasonable to expect a substantial share of the student body may be developing English proficiency.

Ridgemont sits in a residential pocket of southwest Houston where median home values are modest and rental rates are moderate relative to national benchmarks. The area's housing affordability and the dominance of the free-lunch population suggest a neighborhood with financial constraints. Fort Bend County as a region has experienced significant suburban growth in recent years, though the specific trajectory of this particular school's enrollment and capacity is not detailed in the available information.

The school operates as a regular public school within Fort Bend ISD, which covers a geographically broad area extending well beyond Houston proper. For families in this attendance zone, Ridgemont is the assigned campus. A parent weighing enrollment here should factor in the current proficiency levels, request details on intervention programs and teaching approaches, and consider whether the school's support structure aligns with their child's academic needs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 55% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 16% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 58 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 16% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 19% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 59% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 24% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

This schoolFORT BEND ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income67%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income33%30 pp gap