Ridgway High (Continuation)

Ridgway High (Continuation), a minimally staffed high school in Santa Rosa, California, one of the schools within Santa Rosa High, caters to 252 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Within Santa Rosa High, which oversees 11 schools and 9,410 students, Ridgway High (Continuation) is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ridgway High (Continuation) reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Sonoma County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ridgway High (Continuation) has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household earnings sit near $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ridgway High (Continuation) is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

The closest other public school is Santa Rosa High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgway High (Continuation).

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Ridgway High (Continuation)'s enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 252). White enrollment moved from 25% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.