RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL operates as a well-populated senior high in ORANGE PARK, Florida, run under CLAY. Current enrollment sits at 1,792 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% above the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 50 schools in CLAY (39,116 students total), RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 21% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 62.6%.

Across the wider county, Clay County reports that median household income runs about $87,820, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 1,632 students in 2018 compared to 1,792 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.