EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 4200 PIONEER DR, in WOODBURY, Minnesota, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial high school that hosts 2,072 students (grades 9 through 12), part of South Washington County Schools. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL sits 458% above that benchmark.

Within South Washington County Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 19,578 students, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Asian, 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Washington County's rate of about 26%.

With demographic context factored in, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.6%.

Around the school, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $115,345, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Washington County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), of which EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is RED ROCK ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 1,838 students in 2018 compared to 2,072 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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