Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001256
View Ridge Elementary School
7047 50 AV NE, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-5600 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
32 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
81.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 82.7% |
| 2021-22 | 83.4% | 78.8% |
| 2018-19 | 85.8% | 81.4% |
| 2017-18 | 82.0% | 76.6% |
| 2016-17 | 85.1% | 77.6% |
| 2015-16 | 87.8% | 84.3% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 81.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
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 View Ridge Elementary School
View Ridge Elementary School's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| View Ridge Elementary School this school | 290 | 11.0% | 80.9% |
| Magnolia Elementary School Seattle | 320 | 12.8% | 71.1% |
| Wedgwood Elementary School SEATTLE | 333 | 12.3% | 83.7% |
| Lawton Elementary School SEATTLE | 309 | 13.6% | 74.7% |
| Wellington Elementary Woodinville | 380 | 12.9% | 75.5% |
| Edmonds Elementary EDMONDS | 310 | 15.2% | 66.7% |
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 View Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #40 of 936 | #34 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #38 of 1,103 ▼ 7 | #31 of 281 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #43 of 1,102 ▲ 1 | #35 of 280 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #539 of 928 | #151 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #976 of 1,268 | #257 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,005 of 1,085 | #257 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #532 of 1,088 | #225 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.0% | #1,117 of 1,169 | #246 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.3% | #14 of 778 | #9 of 220 |
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
290
-130 (-31%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 290 | 15.6 | 18.6:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 17.5 | 16.1:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 20.7 | 14.6:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 28.7 | 19.2:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for View Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (550 to 290); teachers down 46% (28.7 to 15.6).
About View Ridge Elementary School
At 7047 50 AV NE in SEATTLE, Washington, View Ridge Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment totals 290 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Washington.
Seattle School District No. 1 is responsible for 107 schools, View Ridge Elementary School included, with 50,773 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show View Ridge Elementary School is 60% White. Next come 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, View Ridge Elementary School scores 60%.
Its ratio of 18.6:1 is based on 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 11%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, View Ridge Elementary School's results are 8.1 points above predicted: 80.9% against 72.8%.
For the population of King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include View Ridge Elementary School.
Stephen Decatur Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. View Ridge Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 68.1% on proficiency, and View Ridge Elementary School is above that at 80.9%.
Federal data place View Ridge Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 31% decrease took enrollment from 420 in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.6:1 to 18.6:1.
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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
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Other View Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named View Ridge Elementary. View Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- View Ridge ElementaryEverett, WA · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen Decatur Elementary School0.5 mi · 188
- Thornton Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 402
- Sand Point Elementary0.8 mi · 173
- Eckstein Middle School0.9 mi · 1,024
- Bryant Elementary School1.0 mi · 470
- Wedgwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About View Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is View Ridge Elementary School?
View Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does View Ridge Elementary School serve?
View Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at View Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at View Ridge Elementary School is approximately 18.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at View Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at View Ridge Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is View Ridge Elementary School in?
View Ridge Elementary School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
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