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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERWOOD SD 88J·NCES 411129001772
Ridges Elementary School
21472 SW Copper Terrace, Sherwood, OR 97140 · (503) 825-5700 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
136 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 Sherwood SD 88J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 71.5% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Ridges Elementary School
Ridges Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridges Elementary School this school | 635 | 21.4% | 61.8% |
| Trillium Creek Primary School West Linn | 480 | 14.4% | 57.9% |
| Hayhurst Elementary School Portland | 525 | 25.1% | 62.0% |
| Portland Village School Portland | 408 | 21.6% | 40.3% |
| City View Charter School Hillsboro | 409 | 15.2% | 47.5% |
| Hallinan Elementary School Lake Oswego | 364 | 15.9% | 74.7% |
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 Ridges Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #55 of 591 | #12 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #47 of 646 ▼ 19 | #11 of 89 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #75 of 646 ▼ 14 | #20 of 89 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #12 of 710 | #7 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #541 of 587 | #85 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #261 of 587 | #64 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #633 of 645 | #82 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #30 of 88 | #6 of 15 |
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
635
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 635 | 31.3 | 20.3:1 | 21% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 32.6 | 19.6:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 34.4 | 18.9:1 | 13% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 27.9 | 20.6:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 17% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridges Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (574 to 635); teachers up 12% (27.9 to 31.3).
About Ridges Elementary School
Ridges Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Sherwood, Oregon. A federal count lists 635 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Sherwood SD 88J counts 7 schools and 4,797 students, including Ridges Elementary School.
White students make up a majority at Ridges Elementary School, at 65%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, Washington County is about 64% White. Ridges Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 20.3:1 comes from the school's 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 21% in 2024-25. That is 36 points below the 57% average for public schools in Washington County.
Ridges Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.8% and a predicted 54.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Washington County, the median household income is $107,772, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Washington County has 136 public schools and roughly 79,469 students.
The shortest distance from Ridges Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Sherwood High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Ridges Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Ridges Elementary School had 619 students, to 2024-25, when it had 635. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.7 to 20.3 over 4 years.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sherwood SD 88J
- Sherwood High SchoolHigh · 1,668 students
- Sherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Hawks View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Archer Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sherwood Charter SchoolElementary · 222 students
Other schools in Sherwood
- Sherwood High SchoolHigh · 1,668 students
- Sherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Hawks View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Archer Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sherwood Charter SchoolElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood High School0.6 mi · 1,668
- Sherwood Middle School0.8 mi · 1,112
- Middleton Elementary School1.1 mi · 395
- Hawks View Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
- Archer Glen Elementary School1.4 mi · 308
- Sherwood Charter School1.4 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Ridges Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridges Elementary School?
Ridges Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ridges Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridges Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ridges Elementary School have?
Ridges Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ridges Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridges Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridges Elementary School?
Ridges Elementary School is overseen by Sherwood SD 88J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.