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What's something River Ridge Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530396003798
River Ridge Elementary
22420 Military Rd S, SeaTac, WA 98198 · (253) 373-7320 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
507 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
15.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
16.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 14.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.8% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 16.8% | 14.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 River Ridge Elementary
River Ridge Elementary's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge Elementary this school | 697 | 72.7% | 16.0% |
| White Center Heights Elementary Seattle | 527 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
| Parkside Elementary Des Moines | 535 | 80.2% | 24.7% |
| Tukwila Elementary TUKWILA | 458 | 71.4% | 39.9% |
| Cascade View Elementary Tukwila | 481 | 80.7% | 19.4% |
| Dick Scobee Elementary School AUBURN | 675 | 80.3% | 24.5% |
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 River Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #923 of 936 | #278 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,073 of 1,103 ▼ 6 | #277 of 281 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,085 of 1,102 ▲ 6 | #279 of 280 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #373 of 928 | #115 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #31 of 1,268 | #5 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #719 of 1,085 | #185 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.8% | #26 of 1,088 | #14 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #214 of 1,169 | #35 of 292 |
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 | 697 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 73% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 41.5 | 15.9:1 | 78% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 38.5 | 17.6:1 | 77% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Ridge Elementary.
About River Ridge Elementary
River Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school in SeaTac, Washington, under Kent School District. The school's 697 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
In Kent School District, 44 schools enroll a combined 25,358 students.
Enrollment at River Ridge Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 25%. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 14% White, and 8% Pacific Islander. River Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 80%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 42 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. River Ridge Elementary reports 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in King County average 38%.
A school in Washington with River Ridge Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 31.4%. River Ridge Elementary scores 16.0%.
Across King County, median household income is about $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. River Ridge Elementary is among the 544 public schools in King County.
The closest other public school is Cascade Public Schools, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, River Ridge Elementary is behind the 23.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
River Ridge Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent School District
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
Other schools in SeaTac
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Bow Lake ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- McMicken Heights ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Madrona ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other River Ridge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named River Ridge Elementary. River Ridge Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolVilla Hills, KY · 889 students
- River Ridge ElementaryEvans, GA · 789 students
- River Ridge ElementaryMoore, SC · 770 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 370 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolHanover, IL · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Cascade Public Schools0.5 mi · 126
- Midway Elementary0.7 mi · 548
- Pacific Middle School0.7 mi · 604
- Mount Rainier High School0.9 mi · 1,846
- Sunnycrest Elementary School1.3 mi · 535
- Madrona Elementary1.4 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About River Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend River Ridge Elementary?
River Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does River Ridge Elementary serve?
River Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at River Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at River Ridge Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at River Ridge Elementary?
At River Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 25% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is River Ridge Elementary public or private?
River Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.