RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL

RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the large high schools in NAMPA, Idaho, run under VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,640 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 260% bigger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 455 students.

Within VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 10,339 students, RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Canyon County's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Canyon County indicate median household income runs about $76,488, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Canyon County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), of which RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EAST CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 34%: 1,225 students in 2018 compared to 1,640 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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