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What tradition at Pacific Ridge Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEASIDE SD 10·NCES 411110000161
Pacific Ridge Elementary School
2000 Spruce Dr, Seaside, OR 97138 · (503) 738-5161 · Clatsop County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
479 students
DISTRICT 113% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Seaside SD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 31.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Pacific Ridge Elementary School
Pacific Ridge Elementary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Ridge Elementary School this school | 557 | 86.0% | 34.4% |
| Kalmiopsis Elementary School Brookings | 547 | 86.1% | 28.0% |
| Prairie Mountain School Eugene | 590 | 89.2% | 22.1% |
| Grandhaven Elementary School McMinnville | 446 | 84.3% | 39.7% |
| Taft Elementary School Lincoln City | 464 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
| Griffin Creek Elementary School Medford | 492 | 86.8% | 32.9% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Pacific Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clatsop County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #293 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #301 of 646 ▲ 54 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #232 of 646 ▲ 64 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #35 of 710 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #2 of 587 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #189 of 587 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #220 of 645 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #17 of 88 | N/A |
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
557
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 557 | 49.9 | 11.2:1 | 86% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 48.1 | 12.6:1 | 45% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 49.9 | 12.0:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 23.3 | 19.6:1 | 78% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 72% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 66% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 56% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (458 to 557); teachers up 114% (23.3 to 49.9).
About Pacific Ridge Elementary School
Pacific Ridge Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Seaside, Oregon. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 557 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
Pacific Ridge Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Seaside SD 10, which enrolls 1,438 students in total.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Pacific Ridge Elementary School combined. It is also 30% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Clatsop County's residents are about 83% White, 27 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Pacific Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Staffing totals 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. That ratio is under the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pacific Ridge Elementary School is 86%. That is 13 points above the 73% average for public schools in Clatsop County.
allk12 grades Pacific Ridge Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pacific Ridge Elementary School scores 34.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.2%.
Census estimates describe Clatsop County this way: median household income is about $71,822, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Clatsop County number 15 and enroll about 4,648.
The closest public school, Seaside High School, is about 0.4 miles from Pacific Ridge Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Pacific Ridge Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pacific Ridge Elementary School went from 637 students to 557. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 11.2:1.
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Clatsop County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,363
Census ACS
Median income
$71,822
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seaside SD 10
- Seaside High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Seaside Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- The Cannon Beach AcademyElementary · 37 students
Other schools in Seaside
- Seaside High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Seaside Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
- Jewell SchoolCombined · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Seaside High School0.4 mi · 489
- Seaside Middle School0.4 mi · 355
- The Cannon Beach Academy8.6 mi · 37
- Warrenton Middle School10.6 mi · 228
- Warrenton High School11.1 mi · 279
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School11.5 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pacific Ridge Elementary School?
Pacific Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pacific Ridge Elementary School serve?
Pacific Ridge Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacific Ridge Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific Ridge Elementary School?
At Pacific Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacific Ridge Elementary School?
Pacific Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Seaside SD 10 in Clatsop County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.