Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKENSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510114003102
Ridgeview Elementary
300 Wolfpack Way, Clintwood, VA 24228 · (276) 835-1602 · Dickenson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
640 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (136).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 71% · 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 Dickenson County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Ridgeview Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Elementary this school | 667 | 96.0% | 67.7% |
| Honaker Elementary Honaker | 712 | 91.2% | 82.3% |
| Chilhowie Elementary Chiilhowie | 589 | 100.0% | 85.6% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 576 | 90.5% | 81.8% |
| Union Primary Big Stone Gap | 809 | 90.1% | 89.8% |
| Norton Elementary Norton | 527 | 99.8% | 75.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Ridgeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #655 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #337 of 1,111 ▲ 143 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #448 of 1,111 ▲ 228 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #238 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #117 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,099 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #236 of 1,157 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 667 | 58 | 11.5:1 | 96% (640) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 51.5 | 11.5:1 | 94% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview Elementary.
About Ridgeview Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Clintwood, Virginia, (ZIP code 24228). The school counted 667 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 34% larger than the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
District-wide, Dickenson County Public Schools has 4 schools and 2,074 students.
The share of students at Ridgeview Elementary who are White is 97%. Dickenson County residents are about 98% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Ridgeview Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 96%. Public schools in Dickenson County average a similar 96%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Ridgeview Elementary outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ridgeview Elementary would score about 62.0%. It scores 67.7%, 5.7 points above that figure.
For Dickenson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $47,254, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 10% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Counting Ridgeview Elementary, Dickenson County has 6 public schools.
Ridgeview High is the nearest public school to Ridgeview Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ridgeview Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ridgeview Elementary comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
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Dickenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,733
Census ACS
Median income
$47,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dickenson County Public Schools
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 548 students
- Clintwood ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Ervinton ElementaryCombined
- Sandlick ElementaryCombined
Other schools in Clintwood
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 548 students
- Clintwood ElementaryElementary · 273 students
Other Ridgeview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 16 states are named Ridgeview Elementary. Ridgeview Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 21.
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolGray, TN · 704 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 626 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryGranite Bay, CA · 619 students
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORANGE PARK, FL · 592 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryYucaipa, CA · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview High0.1 mi · 548
- Ridgeview Middle0.2 mi · 586
- Clintwood Elementary3.4 mi · 273
- Elkhorn City Elementary School11.4 mi · 409
- J.W. Adams Combined11.7 mi · 523
- Coeburn Middle13.4 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgeview Elementary?
Ridgeview Elementary enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-04.
Is Ridgeview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgeview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridgeview Elementary?
Ridgeview Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ridgeview Elementary public or private?
Ridgeview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dickenson County Public Schools.
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