Ridgeview Elementary School

Ridgeview Elementary School is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Springfield, Oregon, operated by Springfield SD 19, works with 371 students in grades K through 5.

Within Springfield SD 19, which oversees 21 schools and 8,928 students, Ridgeview Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ridgeview Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, Ridgeview Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgeview Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Lane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Ridgeview Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thurston Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ridgeview Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Ridgeview Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.