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How has Ridgeline High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,575
High
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111003781
Ridgeline High School
20150 E Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake, WA 99019 · (509) 558-3800 · Spokane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,575 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Washington public high schools
- A-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.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
503 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 388 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 398 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 395 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 394 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
43.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.6% | 34.1% |
| 2021-22 | 79.2% | 39.4% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ridgeline High School
Ridgeline High School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeline High School this school | 1,575 | 31.9% | 54.3% |
| Mead Senior High School SPOKANE | 1,827 | 32.6% | 52.3% |
| Battle Ground High School BATTLE GROUND | 1,759 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Mt Spokane High School MEAD | 1,482 | 35.4% | 49.8% |
| Stanwood High School STANWOOD | 1,384 | 31.0% | 47.3% |
| White River High School Buckley | 1,340 | 31.3% | 45.8% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Ridgeline High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #47 of 271 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #57 of 321 ▲ 29 | #5 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #31 of 327 ▲ 25 | #3 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #73 of 259 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,575 | #68 of 570 | #5 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #253 of 311 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #287 of 316 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #315 of 386 | #26 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high 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 | 1,575 | 69 | 22.8:1 | 32% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 1,538 | 67 | 23.0:1 | 35% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 1,368 | 66 | 20.7:1 | 32% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeline High School.
About Ridgeline High School
In Liberty Lake, Washington, Ridgeline High School is a high-enrollment high school. There are 1,575 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. High schools in Washington average about 573 students, which makes this school 175% bigger than average.
Ridgeline High School is run by Central Valley School District, whose 33 schools enroll 15,087 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Ridgeline High School. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Spokane County, where about 83% of residents are White. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Ridgeline High School are from different groups.
A staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.8:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Ridgeline High School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Washington public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ridgeline High School is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.3% actual, 58.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
In the wider Spokane County area, the median household earns about $78,582 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Spokane County, 187 public schools serve about 76,588 students.
Selkirk Middle School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Ridgeline High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ridgeline High School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.3% against a local average of 52.6%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The Ridgeline High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Opportunity ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Liberty Lake
- Selkirk Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Liberty Lake ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Liberty Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- CVSD Open Doors ProgramsHigh · 102 students
Other Ridgeline High schools
One other US public school is named Ridgeline High. Ridgeline High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ridgeline High SchoolMILLVILLE, UT · 1,894 students
Nearby schools
- Selkirk Middle School0.7 mi · 613
- Spokane Valley Learning Academy1.1 mi · 62
- Central Valley Virtual Learning1.1 mi · 166
- Greenacres Elementary1.5 mi · 637
- Riverbend Elementary School1.6 mi · 600
- Greenacres Middle School1.7 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeline High SchoolHow large is Ridgeline High School?
Ridgeline High School enrolls approximately 1,575 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ridgeline High School serve?
Ridgeline High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeline High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeline High School is approximately 22.8:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridgeline High School?
Ridgeline High School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgeline High School?
Ridgeline High School is overseen by Central Valley School District in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.