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View Ridge Middle School

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View Ridge Middle School ranks 64 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Washington middle schools

Summary

View Ridge Middle School is a public school in Ridgefield, Washington, serving 666 students in grades 7–8 in the growing Ridgefield area through the Ridgefield School District. The school has a 4-star rating, ranks 64th among 514 Washington schools, and places in the state’s 88th percentile. Its student-teacher ratio is 20.3:1, and 29.58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25.

Academically, View Ridge Middle School is currently the strongest performer among the nearby schools in the comparison. In 2025–26, 64.56% of students were proficient in English language arts, 60.12% in math, and 68.90% in science. Those results exceed state averages by 11.75, 17.01, and 17.95 percentage points, respectively, and also surpass district results. View Ridge led nearby Alki Middle School in math and science and outperformed same-district Sunset Ridge Intermediate School in all three subjects. Because schools serve different grade spans, these comparisons are useful but not exact apples-to-apples measures.

The school’s recent improvement is especially notable. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, proficiency rose 9.24 points in English language arts, 10.50 points in math, and 16.45 points in science—much larger gains than those recorded across the district. Math has shifted from a relative weakness to a major strength, while science is now the clearest academic advantage. Results are similar in grades 7 and 8, suggesting that performance is not concentrated in just one grade. The main area to watch is special education effectiveness, which improved over three years but remains well below the school’s overall standing. Families may also want to monitor the rising student-teacher ratio and whether the latest gains continue in future years.

666

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,535

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3215 S Hillhurst Rd
Ridgefield, WA 98642-8571

(360) 619-1400

District: Ridgefield School District

Students who attend View Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ridgefield High School

Feeder schools for View Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	South Ridge Elementary
	Union Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (62% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Washington avg48%

64^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd of 238Ridgefield 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	64 of 514	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	157 of 534	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	176 of 535	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	173 of 539	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	133 of 541	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	136 of 529	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	130 of 512	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	120 of 437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	102 of 435	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	92 of 443	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	124 of 498	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	91 of 497	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	167 of 492	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	195 of 483	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	164 of 476	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	116 of 466	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	63.8	147 of 463	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	113 of 449	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	122 of 425	71.3%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	97 of 421	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	52 of 443	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	130 of 471	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	124 of 464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	157 of 464	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	146 of 479	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	131 of 469	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	95 of 452	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	80 of 376	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	28 of 347	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.1	67 of 347	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	90 of 344	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	145 of 336	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	141 of 360	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	85 of 353	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	65 of 344	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	32 of 259	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	39 of 453	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	56.7	172 of 457	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	241 of 455	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	242 of 463	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.2	80 of 475	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	51 of 458	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	225 of 448	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	79 of 349	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	68 of 454	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	155 of 472	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	178 of 466	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	153 of 470	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	101 of 480	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	106 of 476	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	147 of 453	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	141 of 371	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	86.9	6 of 51	88.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	83 of 246	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	99 of 243	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	95 of 244	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	59 of 257	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	45 of 246	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	120 of 186	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	156 of 179	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	122 of 167	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	70 of 199	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	102 of 210	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	114 of 231	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	146 of 268	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	76 of 453	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	178 of 488	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	189 of 486	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	186 of 488	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	142 of 488	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	148 of 480	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	187 of 470	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	145 of 325	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2024)41st percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science69%+18 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Math60%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	666	33	20.3	29.6%	485 (72.8%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (15.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.3%)	86.9	64^th of 514 public middle schools	87.5%		66.3	157^th of 534 public middle schools	70.6%	93		68.9	68.9			65.1	64.0	64.6			60.0	60.2	60.1	$15,535	$116	$15,418
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3215 South Hillhurst Road	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1420	616	31	19.8	27.3%	435 (70.6%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (14.3%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.2%)								(n/a)	64.5		64.5	59.1	59.4			59.2	53.4	54.0			53.7	$14,442	$461	$13,982
Alki Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 NW Bliss Rd	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3200	594	28	21.5	29.3%	420 (70.7%)	10 (1.7%)	72 (12.1%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.9%)	77.8	102^nd of 514 public middle schools	80.2%		70.4	134^th of 534 public middle schools	74.9%	32		57.5	57.5		62.0	57.7	65.0	61.6		54.4	47.5	52.3	51.3	$18,727	$1,064	$17,663
La Center Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 NE Lockwood Creek Rd	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 263-2136	441	23	19.0	33.6%	353 (80.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	48.7	238^th of 514 public middle schools	53.7%		54	221^st of 534 public middle schools	58.6%	17		46.3	46.3		42.9	51.5	48.5	48.0		36.5	42.0	31.6	37.0	$16,219	$286	$15,933
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NW 119th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3700	786	33	23.8	35.2%	504 (64.1%)	21 (2.7%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	97 (12.3%)	44.1	274^th of 514 public middle schools	46.7%		39.2	311^th of 534 public middle schools	41.8%	37		44.2	44.2		44.5	49.0	44.2	46.0		32.8	38.9	31.9	34.6	$17,654	$1,124	$16,530
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5500	447	26	17.1	49.2%	286 (64.0%)	14 (3.1%)	89 (19.9%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.3%)	60.9	173^rd of 514 public middle schools	66.3%		57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%	31	54.4	55.9	55.2	43.0	47.1	52.0	54.5	49.2	37.6	48.3	36.9	42.6	41.7	$19,076	$793	$18,283
Daybreak Middle	Public	5-8	1900 NW 20th Ave	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6900	480	30	16.2	46.3%	355 (74.0%)	11 (2.3%)	65 (13.5%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.1%)	39.3	298^th of 514 public middle schools	42.0%		42.4	289^th of 534 public middle schools	45.9%	9	45.1	32.7	39.2	39.6	53.5	50.4	41.4	46.5	26.1	35.3	30.6	23.5	29.1	$19,283	$1,261	$18,023
Gaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NE 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3400	750	34	22.3	67.6%	321 (42.8%)	31 (4.1%)	259 (34.5%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.6%)	66 (8.8%)	8.6	487^th of 514 public middle schools	5.3%		6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%	32		30.2	30.2		24.3	21.9	18.9	21.8		15.5	14.3	10.5	13.5	$18,851	$1,077	$17,774
Jason Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 NW 9th Ave	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3500	568	28	20.6	48.4%	297 (52.3%)	24 (4.2%)	140 (24.6%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	75 (13.2%)	35.3	323^rd of 514 public middle schools	37.2%		34.3	348^th of 534 public middle schools	34.8%	25		47.7	47.7		33.3	42.2	40.6	38.9		21.7	36.8	34.0	31.1	$19,986	$1,013	$18,972
Chief Umtuch Middle	Public	5-8	700 NW 9th St	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6350	522	30	17.4	37.4%	417 (79.9%)	8 (1.5%)	53 (10.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	71.1	132^nd of 514 public middle schools	74.3%		49.1	251^st of 534 public middle schools	53.0%	119	50.4	56.3	53.2	50.4	50.0	56.1	61.1	54.4	45.2	47.2	52.7	48.1	48.3	$16,893	$1,244	$15,649

Frequently Asked Questions about View Ridge Middle School

Is View Ridge Middle School a good school?

View Ridge Middle School ranks 64^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend View Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended View Ridge Middle School.

What district is View Ridge Middle School in?

Ridgefield School District

What is the racial makeup of View Ridge Middle School?

Students at View Ridge Middle School are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of View Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend View Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Ridgefield High School

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