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What's the biggest difference between South Ridge Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530735001106
South Ridge Elementary
502 NW 199TH STREET, RIDGEFIELD, WA 98642 · (360) 619-1500 · Clark County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
232 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 172 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (172).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
South Ridge Elementary→Sunset Ridge Intermediate School→View Ridge Middle School→Ridgefield High School
Based on grade levels within Ridgefield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WA avg 49.0% . -18.9pp since 2014
Math
61.0%
WA avg 39.2% . -15.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.1% | 64.1% |
| 2018-19 | 72.5% | 73.7% |
| 2017-18 | 74.3% | 68.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.7% | 68.7% |
| 2015-16 | 81.2% | 76.8% |
| 2014-15 | 76.7% | 76.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like South Ridge Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ridge Elementary this school | 758 | 30.6% | N/A |
| White Bluffs Elementary School Richland | 653 | 27.7% | N/A |
| Union Ridge Elementary RIDGEFIELD | 708 | 27.1% | N/A |
| Griffin School Olympia | 585 | 31.5% | 59.3% |
| La Center Elementary La Center | 789 | 32.8% | N/A |
| Elk Ridge Elementary Buckley | 564 | 31.2% | 60.3% |
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 South Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #244 of 1,103 ▼ 50 | #10 of 64 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #345 of 1,102 ▼ 135 | #15 of 64 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #16 of 1,268 | #3 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #789 of 1,085 | #48 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #785 of 1,088 | #52 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #923 of 1,169 | #55 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #642 of 778 | #47 of 50 |
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
758
+212 (+39%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 758 | 44.9 | 16.9:1 | 31% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 44.9 | 16.6:1 | 31% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 43.7 | 16.5:1 | 27% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 43.8 | 18.5:1 | 24% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 32% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 33% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (811 to 758); teachers up 3% (43.8 to 44.9).
About South Ridge Elementary
South Ridge Elementary is one of the public schools in RIDGEFIELD, Washington. It is a large elementary school. Federal data show 758 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Ridgefield School District (7 schools, 4,297 students) runs South Ridge Elementary.
About 68% of the student body at South Ridge Elementary is White. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
South Ridge Elementary has 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school has 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.
Census data for Clark County show the median household earns about $97,536 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting South Ridge Elementary, Clark County has 151 public schools.
A public school about 2.4 miles away, Sunset Ridge Intermediate School, is the closest to South Ridge Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of South Ridge Elementary.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 39% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgefield School District
- Ridgefield High SchoolHigh · 1,249 students
- Union Ridge ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- View Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Sunset Ridge Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Wisdom Ridge AcademyCombined · 200 students
- Ridgefield Early Learning CenterElementary · 100 students
Other schools in RIDGEFIELD
- Ridgefield High SchoolHigh · 1,249 students
- Union Ridge ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- View Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 666 students
- Sunset Ridge Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Wisdom Ridge AcademyCombined · 200 students
- Ridgefield Early Learning CenterElementary · 100 students
Other South Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Ridge Elementary. South Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARYCULVER, MN · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Ridge Intermediate School2.4 mi · 616
- View Ridge Middle School2.4 mi · 666
- Ridgefield High School2.9 mi · 1,249
- Wisdom Ridge Academy2.9 mi · 200
- Chinook Elementary School3.0 mi · 440
- Alki Middle School3.0 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About South Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Ridge Elementary?
South Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 758 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does South Ridge Elementary serve?
South Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does South Ridge Elementary have?
South Ridge Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Ridge Elementary?
At South Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is South Ridge Elementary public or private?
South Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ridgefield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.