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Ridge View Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
143rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 87% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Ridge View Elementary School is a public K–5 school in Kennewick, Washington, serving 471 students in the Kennewick School District in a mixed-performing local area. The school ranks 143rd out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 87th percentile and earning four stars. Its standing has improved from the 77th percentile in 2022–2023, suggesting that its strong current results reflect sustained progress rather than a single unusually successful year.

Academically, Ridge View performs well across all three tested subjects. In 2025–2026, 71.37% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 67.30% in math, and 71.74% in science—well above both district and state results. Math was especially strong compared with the district, exceeding it by more than 30 percentage points. Among nearby schools, Ridge View had the highest ELA rate and ranked third overall, behind Amon Creek Elementary and Cottonwood Elementary. Its fifth-grade ELA proficiency reached 79.12%, the highest among the nearby schools listed. Math remains strong in every tested grade, although performance declines from third to fifth grade, and science has cooled from an exceptional 85.19% in 2023–2024.

Ridge View also shows strong results across student groups, ranking in the 98th percentile for Hispanic students, 97th percentile for low socioeconomic status students, and 76th percentile for special education students compared with schools serving similar groups. About 28.24% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, a lower share than at most nearby schools but somewhat higher than at Amon Creek and Cottonwood. Reported spending was relatively high at $19,523 per student, while the student-teacher ratio was a typical 16.8 to 1. Overall, Ridge View stands out as a consistently high-performing local option, with the main areas to monitor being fifth-grade math and the decline in science from its recent peak.

471
Students ?
16.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,523
Per pupil spending ?
28.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
89.8%
Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)
 7001 West 13th Avenue
       Kennewick, WA  99338-1339

(509) 734-3650

District: Kennewick School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.7%
Hispanic:
19.5%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Washington average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 13% of Washington elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg43%
Washington avg48%
143rd of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Top 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From top 26% (2016) to top 13% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Kennewick School District
124th of 238Kennewick School District among Washington districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202687.8143 of 113887.4%★★★★☆
202582.9187 of 116083.9%★★★★☆
202482.3198 of 116883.0%★★★★☆
202375.3270 of 116976.9%★★★★☆
202278.2239 of 116979.6%★★★★☆
202153.0481 of 110756.5%★★★☆☆
201978.8222 of 113080.4%★★★★☆
201883.6160 of 105484.8%★★★★☆
201775.5247 of 105676.6%★★★★☆
201673.7270 of 105374.4%★★★★☆
201574.4243 of 106777.2%★★★★☆
201383.1134 of 110687.9%★★★★☆
201285.994 of 109791.4%★★★★★
201187.593 of 109291.5%★★★★★
201091.447 of 108895.7%★★★★★
200992.635 of 107296.7%★★★★★
200890.255 of 106794.8%★★★★★
200791.056 of 106994.8%★★★★★
200689.761 of 105194.2%★★★★★
200590.753 of 103194.9%★★★★★
200496.78 of 102699.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202690.881 of 102092.1%★★★★★
202583.7159 of 109285.4%★★★★☆
202480.0196 of 109382.1%★★★★☆
202376.7223 of 109479.6%★★★★☆
202277.2223 of 110079.7%★★★★☆
202156.4404 of 100859.9%★★★☆☆
201979.9189 of 106882.3%★★★★☆
201885.8111 of 100488.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202694.912 of 64998.2%★★★★★
202581.371 of 65989.2%★★★★☆
202495.95 of 65199.2%★★★★★
202393.614 of 63397.8%★★★★★
202271.1122 of 69482.4%★★★★☆
202138.8288 of 50142.5%★★☆☆☆
201978.398 of 69785.9%★★★★☆
201883.459 of 54089.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202690.428 of 100897.2%★★★★★
202575.2170 of 101383.2%★★★★☆
202479.8115 of 102488.8%★★★★☆
202389.334 of 101396.6%★★★★★
202277.9111 of 101989.1%★★★★☆
202161.4247 of 85471.1%★★★★☆
201878.990 of 83589.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202685.1155 of 105985.4%★★★★☆
202579.4199 of 109881.9%★★★★☆
202476.2238 of 109978.3%★★★★☆
202371.7288 of 109973.8%★★★★☆
202278.1232 of 111379.2%★★★★☆
202149.3465 of 102554.6%★★★☆☆
201976.6238 of 107577.9%★★★★☆
201878.6213 of 99978.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202666.0104 of 43275.9%★★★★☆
202546.3197 of 36345.7%★★☆☆☆
202454.8128 of 33962.2%★★★☆☆
202263.6114 of 47876.2%★★★★☆
201838.2394 of 63738.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202690.748 of 90194.7%★★★★★
202579.7175 of 100782.6%★★★★☆
202474.9241 of 100976.1%★★★★☆
202360.5389 of 101161.5%★★★☆☆
202280.6174 of 103183.1%★★★★☆
202152.1435 of 94353.9%★★★☆☆
201973.3262 of 102774.5%★★★★☆
201877.8168 of 83379.8%★★★★☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)95th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)92nd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)85th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)76th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science72%+21 vs state
English Language Arts71%+19 vs state
Math67%+24 vs state

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Students at Ridge View Elementary School are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Ridge View Elementary School.

Ridge View Elementary School ranks 143rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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