Ridges Elementary School

Ridges Elementary School operates as an expansive K-5 school in Sherwood, Oregon, overseen by Sherwood SD 88J. Current enrollment sits at 635 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 98% bigger than the state mean of about 321.

Sherwood SD 88J runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,797 students. Ridges Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Ridges Elementary School shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at Ridges Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ridges Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 61.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ridges Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

The closest other public school is Sherwood High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ridges Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 574 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.