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River Ridge High School

Q: Is River Ridge High School a good school?

River Ridge High School ranks 264 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 40% of Washington high schools

Summary

River Ridge High School is a public high school serving about 1,550 students in grades 9-12 within the North Thurston Public Schools district in Lacey, WA, a community near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

The school has a clear strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages. However, it faces pronounced challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates in these subjects falling below average; this pattern of stronger English and weaker math is seen across the district but is most acute at River Ridge. While the school's graduation rate remains solid, its dropout rate has risen concerningly, creating a puzzling gap compared to nearby schools like North Thurston High School and Timberline High School which show better alignment between these two metrics.

Performance varies widely for different student groups, with notable effectiveness for military-connected families but significant struggles and year-to-year volatility for others. The school's statewide ranking has declined over recent years, contrasting with some peers in the area like Olympia High School in the higher-ranked Olympia School District. This suggests River Ridge has specific areas of success to build upon but requires targeted interventions, especially in math and support for underserved groups, to improve its trajectory.

1,547

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,528

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 River Ridge Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98513

(360) 412-4820

District: North Thurston Public Schools

Feeder schools for River Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Evergreen Forest Elementary
	Lydia Hawk Elementary
	Meadows Elementary
	Olympic View Elementary
	More...
	Seven Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Nisqually Middle School
	Salish Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.4%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 17 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Washington avg48%

264^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the North Thurston Public Schools

108^th of 247North Thurston Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	264 of 438	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	242 of 437	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	250 of 442	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	156 of 434	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	222 of 455	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	164 of 417	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	226 of 315	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.6	169 of 301	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	179 of 306	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	196 of 341	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	284 of 454	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	278 of 450	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	255 of 440	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.4	212 of 423	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	198 of 402	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	201 of 396	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.8	146 of 399	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	116 of 395	70.6%	★★★★☆
2005	53.2	215 of 394	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.7	115 of 390	70.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	36 of 89	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	20 of 86	76.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	102 of 119	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	66 of 118	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	57 of 124	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	69 of 136	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	53 of 121	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	37 of 102	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	6 of 69	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	213 of 350	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	193 of 347	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	178 of 357	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	139 of 368	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	183 of 390	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	200 of 358	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	195 of 243	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	186 of 248	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	91 of 261	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	116 of 278	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	74 of 241	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	116 of 156	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	274 of 355	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	277 of 356	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	266 of 362	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	150 of 370	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	230 of 392	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	131 of 344	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.0	195 of 227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	232 of 359	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	232 of 362	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	245 of 358	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	154 of 363	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	205 of 395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	113 of 355	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	74 of 161	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	70 of 179	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	106 of 163	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	70.7	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	79.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	162 of 212	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	91 of 128	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	92 of 139	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	245 of 373	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	178 of 374	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	229 of 379	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	154 of 390	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	210 of 413	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	133 of 382	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	120 of 222	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)84th percentile+33 vs school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)64th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)46th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2023)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

African American (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)28th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

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by a student
Monday, June 3, 2019

Very bad mental health help in this school. Too many drugs. Adequate help for at-risk students is not provided. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

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Schools Near River Ridge High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	350 River Ridge Drive SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4820	1,547	77	20.1	46.9%	532 (34.4%)	99 (6.4%)	425 (27.5%)	174 (11.2%)	32 (2.1%)	48 (3.1%)	231 (14.9%)	40	264^th of 438 public high schools	39.7%		44.7	242^nd of 437 public high schools	44.6%	22	38.4	38.4	64.5	64.5	25.4	25.4	$16,528	$729	$15,800
Envision Career Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 College St NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4880	139	8	16.9	59.0%	70 (50.4%)	3 (2.2%)	29 (20.9%)	8 (5.8%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.4%)	24 (17.3%)	17.5	367^th of 438 public high schools	16.2%		13.4	405^th of 437 public high schools	7.3%	38	33.3	33.3	48.5	48.5	9.1	9.1	$14,918	$679	$14,239
North Thurston High School	Public	9-12	600 Sleater Kinney Rd NE	Lacey	98506	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4800	1,378	64	21.4	50.2%	579 (42.0%)	60 (4.4%)	368 (26.7%)	125 (9.1%)	9 (0.7%)	50 (3.6%)	181 (13.1%)	64.5	133^rd of 438 public high schools	69.6%		56.6	175^th of 437 public high schools	60.0%	42	54.1	54.1	73.0	73.0	35.7	35.7	$16,949	$540	$16,410
Timberline High School	Public	9-12	6120 Mullen Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4860	1,401	66	21.0	40.9%	640 (45.7%)	80 (5.7%)	305 (21.8%)	88 (6.3%)	10 (0.7%)	57 (4.1%)	210 (15.0%)	45.2	233^rd of 438 public high schools	46.8%		59.3	157^th of 437 public high schools	64.1%	76	44.8	44.8	65.3	65.3	26.0	26.0	$16,429	$550	$15,879
Touchstone	Public	6-12	2010 N Puget St	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6100	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$39,453	$5,896	$33,557
Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	167	9	17.7	31.1%	107 (64.1%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)	58.6	164^th of 438 public high schools	62.6%		81.7	64^th of 437 public high schools	85.4%	100	30.8	30.8	88.0	88.0	40.0	40.0	$13,737	$556	$13,181
Olympia High School	Public	9-12	1302 North St SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7000	1,901	83	22.9	22.7%	1,132 (59.5%)	44 (2.3%)	226 (11.9%)	203 (10.7%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	199 (10.5%)	91.5	29^th of 438 public high schools	93.4%		91.8	34^th of 437 public high schools	92.2%	5	80.9	80.9	81.1	81.1	54.7	54.7	$16,028	$388	$15,640
Capital High School	Public	9-12	2707 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-8000	1,322	63	21.0	37.7%	740 (56.0%)	71 (5.4%)	207 (15.7%)	74 (5.6%)	19 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	143 (10.8%)	68.6	115^th of 438 public high schools	73.7%		70.8	107^th of 437 public high schools	75.5%	8	54.4	54.4	71.3	71.3	42.4	42.4	$17,438	$574	$16,864
Education Service District 113 Consortium Reengagement Program	Public, Magnet	11-12	6005 Tyee Dr. SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Capital Region Education Service District 113	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 464-6700	344	0			194 (56.4%)	8 (2.3%)	86 (25.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.3%)								(n/a)
Tumwater High School	Public	9-12	700 Israel Road	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7600	1,117	52	21.3	30.6%	779 (69.7%)	33 (3.0%)	171 (15.3%)	28 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	98 (8.8%)	60.6	147^th of 438 public high schools	66.4%		67.2	119^th of 437 public high schools	72.8%	28	35.3	35.3	81.2	81.2	42.6	42.6	$16,050	$274	$15,776

Frequently Asked Questions about River Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of River Ridge High School?

Students at River Ridge High School are 34% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What district is River Ridge High School in?

North Thurston Public Schools

Is River Ridge High School a good school?

River Ridge High School ranks 264^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into River Ridge High School?

River Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evergreen Forest Elementary
Elementary : Lydia Hawk Elementary
Elementary : Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Olympic View Elementary
Elementary : Seven Oaks Elementary
Middle : Nisqually Middle School
Middle : Salish Middle School

How many students attend River Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,547 students attended River Ridge High School.

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