Ridgeview Charter School

Located at 5340 S Trimble Rd, in Atlanta, Georgia, Ridgeview Charter School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus that enrolls 945 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Fulton County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Ridgeview Charter School sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Within Fulton County, which oversees 107 schools and 87,563 students, Ridgeview Charter School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ridgeview Charter School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% White, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, Ridgeview Charter School reports 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgeview Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 49.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fulton County put the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Ridgeview Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: High Point Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridgeview Charter School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 1,141 students in 2018 compared to 945 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Ridgeview Charter School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.