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Enrollment
1,792
High
DISTRICT 1,164 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030002494
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
466 MADISON AVE, ORANGE PARK, FL 32065 · (904) 336-8975 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,792 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,032 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 456 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 425 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 449 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 447 | 25% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 46.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 HIGH SCHOOL
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,792 | 57.6% | 62.6% |
| LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 1,447 | 59.4% | 38.5% |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,985 | 56.8% | 48.0% |
| CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 1,720 | 55.5% | 48.5% |
| ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 1,844 | 60.8% | 58.6% |
| BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BARTOW | 2,276 | 57.8% | 45.1% |
Matched among Florida high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #149 of 555 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #209 of 549 ▼ 31 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #187 of 559 ▼ 32 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,792 | #214 of 830 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #81 of 575 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #64 of 594 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #131 of 630 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #138 of 246 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,792
+291 (+19%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,079
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,792 | 100.2 | 17.9:1 | 58% (1,032) |
| 2023-24 | 1,782 | 99.6 | 17.9:1 | 52% (919) |
| 2022-23 | 1,828 | 101 | 18.1:1 | 46% (832) |
| 2020-21 | 1,501 | 93 | 16.1:1 | 37% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 1,632 | 97 | 16.8:1 | 46% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 1,629 | 103 | 15.8:1 | 39% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 1,795 | 115 | 15.6:1 | 31% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 1,790 | 101 | 17.7:1 | 11% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 1,079 | 54 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
About RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
At 466 MADISON AVE in ORANGE PARK, Florida, RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL operates as a large high school. Total enrollment is 1,792 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 73% more students than the average for high schools in Florida (about 1,035).
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL sits within CLAY, which has 50 schools and 39,116 students.
Of every 100 students at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, about 46 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clay County is roughly 70% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The school has 100.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.6%, compared with a predicted 52.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Clay County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,820, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 55 public schools and about 38,806 students.
RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 57.5% proficiency; RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL posts 62.6%.
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).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,139 students
Other schools in ORANGE PARK
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,022 students
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYElementary · 915 students
- PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 915 students
Other Ridgeview High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ridgeview High. RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Ridgeview HighBakersfield, CA · 2,575 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolRedmond, OR · 844 students
- Ridgeview HighClintwood, VA · 548 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolColfax, IL · 166 students
Nearby schools
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 592
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS CLAY2.0 mi · 50
- DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 545
- COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 587
- RIDEOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 768
- ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,792 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 17.9:1 (100 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
At RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.