LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY

LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY operates as a sprawling elementary school in NAMPA, Idaho, operated by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 541 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 63% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Within NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 25 schools and 14,141 students, LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% 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 surrounding community, ACS estimates for Canyon County put the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

UNION HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 607 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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