History
The Johnson County R-VII School District was formed in 1979 after the Johnson County Board of Education submitted a plan of reorganization to the State Board of Education for their review. At the urging of the Farmers and Centerview Boards of Education, a proposal was placed on the February, 1979 ballot andapproved. Thus forming the Johnson County R-VII. The district, also called Crest Ridge R-VII School District, encompasses 140 square miles in North Central Johnson County, Missouri. The school district includes residents from the small towns of Centerview, Columbus and Fayetteville. The school district operates one elementary, one middle school and one high school.
An "ACCREDITED" rating by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2002.
Crest Ridge Elementary opened the doors to the new building on August 18, 2004.
A variety of programs are offered at Crest Ridge Elementary as supportive help for students. These include, Learning Disabilities, Educable Mentally Handicapped, Behavior Disorders, Speech Therapy and Language Therapy. These programs are funded in Public Law 94-142 and have specific requirements in regard to qualification for services and procedures for referral and evaluation. Three other programs that are available for supportive help are gifted education, remedial reading and remedial math.
