Ridgeline High School

As a well-populated 9-12 campus in Liberty Lake, Washington, Ridgeline High School enrolls 1,575 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Central Valley School District. That puts it 175% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Ridgeline High School is one of 33 schools operated by Central Valley School District, a district that instructs 15,087 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ridgeline High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Spokane County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ridgeline High School has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ridgeline High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.8%, the actual is 54.3%, a residual of -4.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Spokane County shows median household income runs about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Ridgeline High School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Nearest neighbor: Selkirk Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgeline High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridgeline High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ridgeline High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.