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Ridge Wood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ridge Wood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Northville, Michigan, serving 428 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-regarded Northville Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Wood Elementary School has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 106th out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average in M-Step assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 61% to 68.3%, compared to the state average of 38.9% to 44.4%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 54.5% to 85.7%, significantly higher than the state average of 32.9% to 42.7%.

Ridge Wood Elementary School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and White students. The school's ranking for English Language Learner (ELL) students is particularly impressive, ranking 2nd out of 173 Michigan elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also performs well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 148th out of 1,350 Michigan elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, it still performs better than the state average. Overall, Ridge Wood Elementary School is an exceptional educational institution, providing a robust and equitable learning experience for its students.

468

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,756

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49775 6 Mile Rd
Northville, MI 48168-9671

(248) 465-2200

District: Northville Public Schools

Students who attend Ridge Wood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hillside Middle School
High:	Northville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Asian:

39.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (66% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Northville Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

Michigan avg39%

106^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Northville Public Schools

8^th of 613Northville Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	106 of 1488	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	68 of 1486	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	82 of 1470	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	127 of 1344	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	27 of 1153	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	116 of 1408	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	241 of 1448	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	108 of 1466	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	95 of 1548	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.0	170 of 1580	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	157 of 1533	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	87.7	120 of 1563	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.1	237 of 1566	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	57 of 1552	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.3	159 of 1552	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	82.6	135 of 1589	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.5	156 of 1577	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	143 of 1565	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	56 of 1545	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.5	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	2 of 173	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	12 of 184	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	141 of 1338	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	94 of 1342	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	64 of 1321	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	93 of 1106	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	47 of 902	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	100 of 1171	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	216 of 1443	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	81.3	148 of 1350	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	70 of 1366	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	58 of 1347	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	114 of 1334	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	160 of 1139	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	17 of 915	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	111 of 1196	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	281 of 1446	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	260 of 1206	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	172 of 1204	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	177 of 1198	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	160 of 1102	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	43 of 1005	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	192 of 1128	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	461 of 1253	63.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+33 vs state

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

Science60%+19 vs state

Social Studies58%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 6, 2013

My daughter has attended grades 1 and 2 here. The teachers and administration are exceptional. The facility is almost new, and excellent.
The neighborhood is very achievement-oriented since most parents are successful professionals, so kids generally get good support at home for school. A large proportion (but nowhere near a majority) of Indian and Chinese ethnic kids make it much more cosmopolitan in a very positive way (I'm white).
The school has been bursting at the seams due to growth, but a recent changing of boundaries will alleviate this.
Couldn't be happier with it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Wood Elementary School	Public	K-5	49775 6 Mile Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2200	468	27	17.1	6.6%	243 (51.9%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	185 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	91.1	106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.9%		93.1	68^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.4%	38			68.3	68.1	61.0			85.7	77.8	54.5			59.7		58.4		$15,756	$493	$15,263
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	48484 N Territorial Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 459-6149	823	37	22.0	19.2%	217 (26.4%)	68 (8.3%)	31 (3.8%)	419 (50.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.8%)	98.8	5^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.5	42^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.2%	37	90.5	73.8	80.6	87.0	85.6	78.2	81.3	83.7	87.0	75.6	71.3	81.3	77.8	73.5	76.7	77.1	$11,376	$834	$10,542
Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7806 Salem Rd	Northville	48168	Washtenaw County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 573-8450	371	24	15.4	32.3%	279 (75.2%)	16 (4.3%)	7 (1.9%)	44 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	64.9	495^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.4	545^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.3%	50			41.7	36.5	50.0			52.5	44.4	51.5			50.0		41.2		$17,651	$2,063	$15,588
Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	46811 8 Mile Rd	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2150	379	24	15.8	7.1%	303 (79.9%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	45 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	98.5	7^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.3	8^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.5%	1			81.8	93.3	86.2			81.8	90.0	72.3			76.9		66.2		$16,202	$884	$15,318
Amerman Elementary School	Public	K-5	847 N Center St	Northville	48167	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2100	504	27	18.3	4.2%	328 (65.1%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.4%)	138 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	97.7	17^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.9	4^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.7%	13			63.3	82.4	88.5			64.5	87.0	85.4			90.0		71.5		$14,305	$694	$13,611
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	46180 W 9 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2350	531	34	15.8	4.7%	338 (63.7%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	141 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	95.8	45^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.1	50^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.6%	5			72.1	73.8	78.8			65.1	79.6	68.2			76.5		67.1		$16,346	$838	$15,508
Bird Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 N Sheldon Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-3100	476	25	18.9	17.6%	390 (81.9%)	20 (4.2%)	30 (6.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	86.7	180^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.9%		89.7	119^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.0%	61			66.7	69.6	68.9			70.8	45.6	51.4			60.8		58.9		$15,875	$1,159	$14,716
Silver Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	19801 Silver Spring Dr	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 465-2300	403	24	17.0	8.9%	236 (58.6%)	16 (4.0%)	42 (10.4%)	91 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	93.3	72^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.2%		89.6	123^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	91.7%	51			79.4	63.3	65.2			89.1	68.0	66.7			66.2		45.6		$15,575	$1,162	$14,413
Winchester Elementary School	Public	K-5	16141 Winchester Dr	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2400	519	29	17.7	5.0%	424 (81.7%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	48 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	89.9	120^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.9	70^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.3%	50			51.4	68.9	68.1			59.5	69.3	70.7			67.4		56.5		$14,592	$1,207	$13,386
Isbister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9300 N Canton Center Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6050	422	28	15.2	13.5%	346 (82.0%)	13 (3.1%)	25 (5.9%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	94.5	59^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%		91	95^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.6%	36			64.6	65.3	77.3			75.4	68.0	72.7			75.8		63.6		$15,638	$1,327	$14,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Wood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ridge Wood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridge Wood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillside Middle School
High : Northville High School

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Wood Elementary School?

Students at Ridge Wood Elementary School are 52% White, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Ridge Wood Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ridge Wood Elementary School ranks in the top 7.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Ridge Wood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Ridge Wood Elementary School.

What district is Ridge Wood Elementary School in?

Northville Public Schools

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