Union Ridge Elementary

Set in RIDGEFIELD, Washington, Union Ridge Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school, one of the schools within Ridgefield School District. It caters to 708 students across grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Ridgefield School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,297 students; Union Ridge Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Union Ridge Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Clark County's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that median household income runs about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Union Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ridgefield Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 913 students in 2018 compared to 708 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 83% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.