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Ridgeview Elementary

Public Grades K-5

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Ridgeview Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With consistently strong academic results, Ridgeview has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Ridgeview Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in both math and reading that significantly outpace the Bloomington Public School District and the state of Minnesota. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency was 72.35%, compared to 38.3% for the district and 45.21% for the state, while its reading proficiency was 72.81%, compared to 41.75% for the district and 49.59% for the state. Ridgeview's performance is especially strong in 5th-grade math and reading, with proficiency rates of 83.1% and 85.92%, respectively.

Ridgeview Elementary's focus on equity and inclusion is also noteworthy, as the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, white students, and special education students. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is an area of concern, with rankings in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in recent years. Continued collaboration with nearby high-performing schools, such as Cornelia Elementary in the Edina Public School District, could help Ridgeview maintain and potentially improve its educational excellence.

390

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,266

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Nesbitt Rd
Bloomington, MN 55438-1998

(952) 806-7100

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olson Middle
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

African American:

13.1%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (73% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bloomington Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

77^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	77 of 872	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	134 of 881	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	66 of 845	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	105 of 858	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	155 of 869	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	176 of 870	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	122 of 847	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	102 of 853	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	114 of 848	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	62 of 840	92.6%	★★★★★
2014	74.9	170 of 826	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	61 of 824	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	67.2	279 of 820	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	82.5	66 of 814	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	75.3	141 of 803	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	111 of 434	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	156 of 781	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	257 of 777	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.8	166 of 756	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.1	81 of 685	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	119 of 676	82.4%	★★★★☆
2003	69.3	187 of 674	72.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	47 of 298	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	117 of 799	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	197 of 809	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	69 of 787	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	104 of 799	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	184 of 783	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	136 of 787	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	135 of 774	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	173 of 764	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	33.1	573 of 793	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	552 of 774	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	477 of 663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	401 of 683	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	456 of 740	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	585 of 728	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	49 of 812	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	107 of 826	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	63 of 799	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	97 of 808	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	131 of 784	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	203 of 798	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	124 of 779	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	31 of 562	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	84 of 572	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	133 of 524	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	8 of 463	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	64 of 714	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	95 of 730	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	58 of 712	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	98 of 725	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	145 of 710	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	95 of 722	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	54 of 712	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading73%+23 vs state

Math72%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%		80.8	134^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.8%	57	74.0	59.4	83.1	72.4	64.9	68.1	85.9	72.8	$13,266
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.6	507^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.5%	16	64.1	40.9	35.6	48.3	52.6	36.4	45.8	45.3	$13,924
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%		62.1	352^nd of 881 public elementary schools	60.0%	147	53.4	57.7	39.7	51.0	34.1	41.7	53.9	42.8	$13,140
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.4	417^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.7%	53	54.8	66.1	37.1	51.1	53.6	51.6	57.3	54.5	$14,294
International Spanish Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5350 W 78th St	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	International Spanish Language Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 746-6020	447	23	19.5	26.2%	223 (49.9%)	12 (2.7%)	160 (35.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	69.3	278^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.1%		71.2	242^nd of 881 public elementary schools	72.5%	36	66.7	58.0	37.0	54.7	55.2	52.9	75.9	61.1	$10,040
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4	47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9	54.9	$14,094
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%		27.8	670^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.0%	20	38.3	40.6	19.6	33.3	32.6	29.7	39.2	33.5	$17,686
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	26.5	678^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.3	697^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	43.9	31.3	10.5	30.8	40.4	37.5	31.6	37.1	$15,844
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)				21.7				37.5
Cornelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Cornelia Dr	Edina	55435	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4600	617	45	13.6	26.6%	301 (48.8%)	89 (14.4%)	65 (10.5%)	110 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)	82.1	122^nd of 872 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.6	106^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.0%	16	66.3	74.3	59.0	66.7	58.4	65.7	72.0	65.4	$15,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeview Elementary

How many students attend Ridgeview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Ridgeview Elementary.

What district is Ridgeview Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Ridgeview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olson Middle
High : Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Elementary?

Students at Ridgeview Elementary are 68% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Ridgeview Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ridgeview Elementary ranks in the top 8.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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