East Ridge Elementary School

East Ridge Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in OGDEN, Utah, part of Ogden City District, with 714 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Within Ogden City District, which oversees 18 schools and 10,244 students, East Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Ridge Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, East Ridge Elementary School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Weber County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, East Ridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 36.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Weber County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,005, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Weber County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,670 students), East Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kenneth Burdett School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Ridge Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 20.1%.

East Ridge Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Ridge Elementary School has climbed 72%, going from 415 students in 2018 to 714 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 54% across the same window.

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