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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPHRATA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530261000384
Columbia Ridge Elementary
60 H SE, EPHRATA, WA 98823 · (509) 754-2882 · Grant County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
301 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
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 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ephrata School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
46.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 55.1% |
| 2017-18 | 49.3% | 54.7% |
| 2016-17 | 50.5% | 49.5% |
| 2015-16 | 45.2% | 53.8% |
| 2014-15 | 42.6% | 42.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Columbia Ridge Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Ridge Elementary this school | 480 | 62.7% | 43.3% |
| Lee Elementary East Wenatchee | 522 | 63.4% | N/A |
| Kenroy Elementary East Wenatchee | 530 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Park Orchard Elementary School Moses Lake | 454 | 64.3% | 42.9% |
| Mary Purcell Elementary School Sedro-Woolley | 465 | 64.7% | 34.9% |
| John Newbery Elementary WENATCHEE | 437 | 58.1% | N/A |
Matched among Washington 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 Columbia Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #552 of 936 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #500 of 1,103 ▲ 49 | #3 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #661 of 1,102 ▲ 91 | #3 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #88 of 928 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #347 of 1,268 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #476 of 1,085 | #6 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #697 of 1,088 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #394 of 1,169 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #234 of 257 | N/A |
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
480
+77 (+19%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 480 | 30.8 | 15.6:1 | 63% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 30.8 | 15.7:1 | 67% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 29.9 | 15.7:1 | 65% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 30.6 | 15.5:1 | 67% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 68% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 66% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (474 to 480); teachers up 1% (30.6 to 30.8).
About Columbia Ridge Elementary
Columbia Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in EPHRATA, Washington. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 480 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
Columbia Ridge Elementary is one of the 8 schools that make up Ephrata School District (2,833 students in total).
Columbia Ridge Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 48% Hispanic. Columbia Ridge Elementary's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Columbia Ridge Elementary counts 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Columbia Ridge Elementary scores 43.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.1%.
Federal survey data for Grant County show that the median household income is $73,267, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Grant County is home to 61 public schools and about 20,494 public school students.
Tiger Cubs ECEAP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Columbia Ridge Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Columbia Ridge Elementary is ahead of the 34.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 480, a 19% increase from 403 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.9 to 15.6 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Columbia Ridge Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ephrata School District
- Ephrata High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Other schools in EPHRATA
- Ephrata High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ephrata Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Parkway SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Tiger Cubs ECEAPElementary · 83 students
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Tiger Cubs ECEAP0.1 mi · 83
- Ephrata Middle School0.5 mi · 461
- Beezley Springs Elementary0.8 mi · 11
- Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program0.8 mi · 39
- Ephrata High School0.8 mi · 886
- Grant Elementary0.9 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Ridge ElementaryHow large is Columbia Ridge Elementary?
Columbia Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Columbia Ridge Elementary serve?
Columbia Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Ridge Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Columbia Ridge Elementary?
Columbia Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 48% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia Ridge Elementary?
Columbia Ridge Elementary is overseen by Ephrata School District in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.