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What's the most underrated thing about Ridge Wood Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262598001505
Ridge Wood Elementary School
49775 6 MILE RD, NORTHVILLE, MI 48168 · (248) 465-2200 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
31 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
71.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridge Wood Elementary School
Ridge Wood Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Wood Elementary School this school | 468 | 6.6% | 65.8% |
| Hamilton Elementary School TROY | 460 | 9.3% | 77.7% |
| Leonard Elementary School TROY | 400 | 8.0% | 72.5% |
| Longacre Elementary School FARMINGTON | 443 | 13.5% | 52.5% |
| Okemos Public MontessoriCentral OKEMOS | 326 | 10.7% | 78.9% |
| Martell Elementary School TROY | 348 | 11.5% | 62.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridge Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #113 of 1,085 | #14 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #76 of 1,072 | #10 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #151 of 1,139 | #22 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #378 of 1,630 | #94 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #991 of 1,424 | #182 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #336 of 1,424 | #55 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #1,547 of 1,563 | #291 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #698 of 979 | #116 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
468
+63 (+16%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 27.3 | 17.1:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 24.6 | 17.4:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 24.2 | 18.0:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 28.8 | 17.5:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 3% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Wood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (504 to 468); teachers down 5% (28.8 to 27.3).
About Ridge Wood Elementary School
NORTHVILLE, Michigan, is home to Ridge Wood Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 468 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 27% above that mark.
The district for Ridge Wood Elementary School is Northville Public Schools, with 10 schools and 7,006 students.
The largest group at Ridge Wood Elementary School is White students, at 52%. Other students are 40% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Wayne County residents are about 49% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ridge Wood Elementary School scores 57%.
The school has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Of all students at Ridge Wood Elementary School, 7% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Ridge Wood Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ridge Wood Elementary School, the prediction is 63.3% and the result is 65.8%.
For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Wayne County number 573, with about 259,786 students.
Measured in a straight line, Ivywood Classical Academy is about 1.7 miles from Ridge Wood Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 65.8% is below the 69.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 16% over 4 years, reaching 468 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Ridge Wood Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northville Public Schools
- Northville High SchoolHigh · 2,441 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Meads Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Winchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Amerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in NORTHVILLE
- Northville High SchoolHigh · 2,441 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Meads Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Winchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Amerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Silver Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Ivywood Classical Academy1.7 mi · 613
- Northville High School2.0 mi · 2,441
- Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy2.1 mi · 823
- Salem Elementary School2.3 mi · 371
- Moraine Elementary School2.5 mi · 379
- Cooke School3.3 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Wood Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridge Wood Elementary School?
Ridge Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ridge Wood Elementary School serve?
Ridge Wood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ridge Wood Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Ridge Wood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridge Wood Elementary School?
At Ridge Wood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ridge Wood Elementary School in?
Ridge Wood Elementary School is part of Northville Public Schools.
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