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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ridgeview Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUCAIPA-CALIMESA JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 064356010156
Ridgeview Elementary
11021 Sunnyside Dr., Yucaipa, CA 92399 · (909) 790-3270 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
407 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.6pp since 2014
Math
34.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.4% | 20.0% | 28.9% | 30.7% |
| Math | 12.3% | 22.3% | 30.1% | 35.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 26.4% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 26.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 49.6% | 40.6% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 40.3% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridgeview Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Elementary this school | 567 | 71.8% | 35.2% |
| North Shore Elementary Big Bear Lake | 517 | 70.4% | 39.1% |
| Murdock Elementary Willows | 488 | 74.0% | 16.6% |
| Lockeford Elementary Lockeford | 541 | 73.2% | 25.3% |
| Norco Elementary Norco | 609 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Kelseyville Elementary Kelseyville | 543 | 75.0% | 21.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridgeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #2,934 of 5,151 | #126 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #2,781 of 5,172 ▲ 104 | #115 of 321 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,898 of 5,172 ▲ 460 | #129 of 321 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #1,174 of 5,116 | #81 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,687 of 5,915 | #137 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,333 of 5,352 | #278 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #2,312 of 5,354 | #87 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #2,853 of 5,625 | #227 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,419 of 3,837 | #87 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
-143 (-20%) vs 2017
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 26.3:1
% White
44%
was 54%
% Hispanic
51%
was 42%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 567 | 22.8 | 24.8:1 | 72% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 22.8 | 24.5:1 | 67% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 21.5 | 25.5:1 | 67% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 27 | 26.3:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 32% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 41 | 21.5:1 | 23% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 25 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (710 to 567); teachers down 15% (27 to 22.8).
About Ridgeview Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Yucaipa, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 567 students. That is 22% bigger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified (13 schools, 8,519 students) runs Ridgeview Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Ridgeview Elementary is Hispanic: 51%. The next largest groups are 44% White and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Ridgeview Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1, with 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school has 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Among California public elementary schools, Ridgeview Elementary outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.5% at Ridgeview Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.2%.
In San Bernardino County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 393,648, Ridgeview Elementary among them.
Ridgeview Elementary's nearest public school is Park View Middle (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ridgeview Elementary places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 710 (2017-18) to 567 (2024-25). By 2024-25, 44% of students were White, compared with 54% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 26.3 in 2017-18 to 24.8 in 2024-25.
The Ridgeview Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
- Yucaipa HighHigh · 2,755 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Other schools in Yucaipa
- Yucaipa HighHigh · 2,755 students
- Inland Leaders CharterElementary · 997 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Other Ridgeview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 16 states are named Ridgeview Elementary. Ridgeview Elementary is the 6th largest of the 21.
- Ridgeview ElementaryGranite Bay, CA · 619 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolGray, TN · 704 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryClintwood, VA · 667 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 626 students
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORANGE PARK, FL · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Park View Middle0.3 mi · 870
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)1.0 mi · 717
- Inland Leaders Charter1.6 mi · 997
- Chapman Heights Elementary2.0 mi · 597
- Oak View High School & Education Center2.0 mi · 90
- Valley Elementary2.3 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview ElementaryHow large is Ridgeview Elementary?
Ridgeview Elementary enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ridgeview Elementary serve?
Ridgeview Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgeview Elementary?
At Ridgeview Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ridgeview Elementary in?
Ridgeview Elementary is part of Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.