View Ridge Elementary

View Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Everett, Washington, part of Everett School District. The school enrolls 497 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

Within Everett School District, which oversees 32 schools and 20,489 students, View Ridge Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, View Ridge Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, View Ridge Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, View Ridge Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 59.7%, a residual of +20.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) reports that median household income runs about $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which View Ridge Elementary is one.

Madison Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), View Ridge Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at View Ridge Elementary has decreased 15%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 45% over that span.

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