WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1758 NORTH CLARK FORK PARKWAY, in POST FALLS, Idaho, WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that works with 425 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within POST FALLS DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 332.

POST FALLS DISTRICT comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,779 students; WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kootenai County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kootenai County indicate median household income runs about $81,861, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kootenai County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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