Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School

Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School, a big elementary-level community in Orting, Washington, overseen by Orting School District, enrolls 723 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 90% larger than the state mean of about 380.

Within Orting School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,809 students, Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Pierce County as a whole.

On the resource side, Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.1%; actual is 41.0%, a gap of -13.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Orting Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 723). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 71% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.