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Ridgecrest Elementary

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Ridgecrest Elementary ranks 368 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Ridgecrest Elementary is a 424-student K–5 school in Shoreline, Washington, part of the Shoreline School District. Its clearest academic concern is English Language Arts (ELA): 52% of students were proficient, close to the state’s 53% but well below the district’s 67% and the nearby K–5 average of 64%; Ridgecrest scored higher than only two of the eight nearby schools.

Math and Science are stronger than the state results, but both remain below district and nearby comparisons. Ridgecrest’s Math proficiency was 57%, 14 points above the state and 3 points below the district; its Science result was 62%, 11 points above the state and 4 points below the district. Science was close to the nearby-school average of 63%, while Ridgecrest’s ELA and Math results were toward the lower end of the nearby group. Grade 5 stands out as a concern: Math proficiency was 47%, 18 points below grade 4, though still 3 points above the state grade 5 result.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 7 points, Math rose 2 points, and Science slipped 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks Ridgecrest 368th of 1,138 schools, at the 68th percentile with 3 stars; that percentile has risen 9 points since 2023–2024 but remains below the nearby-school median of 80. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 14.7, the third-lowest among nearby schools reporting one, and 38% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the third-highest nearby rate—useful context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves student groups shows a sharp concern for Special Education Students: the group ranks at the 28th percentile, down from 63 in 2023–2024, compared with 68 overall. Hispanic Students rank at the 37th percentile, down 23 points from 2023–2024.

424

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,352

Per pupil spending ?

38.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.7% (any vaccine)

16516 10th Avenue N.E.
Shoreline, WA 98155-5904

(206) 393-4272

District: Shoreline School District

Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kellogg Middle School
High:	Shorecrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Washington median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Shoreline School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

368^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shoreline School District

16^th of 238Shoreline 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	65.1	368 of 1138	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	417 of 1160	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	474 of 1168	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	343 of 1169	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	362 of 1169	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	312 of 1107	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	278 of 1130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	202 of 1054	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	128 of 1056	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	181 of 1053	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	128 of 1067	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	84.4	112 of 1106	89.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	97 of 1097	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	140 of 1092	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	68.3	300 of 1088	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	223 of 1072	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	287 of 1067	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	154 of 1069	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	240 of 1051	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.7	221 of 1031	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	74.5	205 of 1026	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	21 of 82	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	42.2	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.9	12 of 71	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	53 of 110	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	94 of 189	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	94 of 170	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	111 of 187	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	56 of 131	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	110 of 201	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	98 of 169	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	68 of 326	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	124 of 303	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	156 of 333	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	282 of 1020	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	359 of 1092	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	434 of 1093	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	290 of 1094	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	324 of 1100	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	327 of 1008	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	233 of 1068	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	194 of 1004	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	410 of 649	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	263 of 651	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	266 of 697	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	153 of 540	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	432 of 1008	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	539 of 1013	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	361 of 1024	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	446 of 1013	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	455 of 1019	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	503 of 854	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	635 of 979	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	365 of 835	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	308 of 1059	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	418 of 1098	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	448 of 1099	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	363 of 1099	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	364 of 1113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	279 of 1025	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	296 of 1075	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	216 of 999	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	93 of 188	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	105 of 252	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	85 of 303	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	45 of 212	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	313 of 432	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.9	170 of 363	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	126 of 339	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	115 of 308	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	147 of 901	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	272 of 1007	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	307 of 1009	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	218 of 1011	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	294 of 1031	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	252 of 943	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	181 of 1027	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	112 of 833	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)84th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)51st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+11 vs state

Math57%+14 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-5	16516 10th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4272	424	29	14.7	38.0%	189 (44.6%)	38 (9.0%)	73 (17.2%)	70 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.0%)	65.1	368^th of 1138 public elementary schools	67.7%		61.6	417^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.1%	49	62.3		62.3	49.2	57.6	49.4				51.8	62.7	64.4	46.8				56.9	96.6%	1.7%	$19,352	$924	$18,428
Meridian Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	17077 Meridian Avenue N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 393-4251	589	34	17.1	34.3%	233 (39.6%)	76 (12.9%)	70 (11.9%)	110 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.6%)	96.3	32^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.9	49^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.8%	17	78.7		78.7	82.4	87.2	83.3				84.5	81.7	84.0	72.5				79.6	97.1%	2.9%	$18,938	$671	$18,267
Briarcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 N.E. 158th Street	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4170	454	28	16.1	35.9%	191 (42.1%)	42 (9.3%)	110 (24.2%)	60 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.6%)	73.7	277^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.2	230^th of 1160 public elementary schools	80.2%	47	63.0		63.0	67.1	53.8	55.0				58.6	81.0	57.5	51.3				63.2	98.4%	1.6%	$18,221	$614	$17,607
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 N. 155th Street	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4150	390	27	14.5	43.3%	145 (37.2%)	61 (15.6%)	91 (23.3%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.8%)	83.2	193^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.5	204^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.4%	11	62.5		62.5	66.7	70.5	64.8				67.2	71.7	68.9	60.6				66.7	95.2%	0%	$20,641	$800	$19,842
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17447 37th Avenue N.E.	Lake Forest Park	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4140	372	23	16.3	33.9%	197 (53.0%)	40 (10.8%)	48 (12.9%)	38 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.8%)	85	174^th of 1138 public elementary schools	84.7%		77.4	237^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.6%	63	74.5		74.5	63.3	63.2	70.0				65.4	65.3	71.9	64.0				67.3	97.1%	2.9%	$19,571	$393	$19,177
Lake Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	18500 37th Avenue N.E.	Lake Forest Park	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4130	378	25	15.3	26.7%	204 (54.0%)	23 (6.1%)	46 (12.2%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (16.1%)	83.3	191^st of 1138 public elementary schools	83.2%		67.9	336^th of 1160 public elementary schools	71.0%	145	70.5		70.5	62.9	63.5	62.3				62.9	72.9	76.2	57.4				69.1	96.5%	0%	$20,036	$346	$19,690
Echo Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	19345 Wallingford Ave. N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4338	416	27	15.1	46.4%	159 (38.2%)	55 (13.2%)	100 (24.0%)	42 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	56 (13.5%)	53.5	502^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.9	506^th of 1160 public elementary schools	56.4%	4	43.1		43.1	56.7	48.6	45.8				50.2	58.8	52.8	44.4				51.9	92.8%	2.4%	$20,382	$865	$19,517
Olympic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13018 20 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4300	486	38	12.9	52.3%	180 (37.0%)	87 (17.9%)	135 (27.8%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.8%)	53	508^th of 1138 public elementary schools	55.4%		57.2	465^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.9%	43	48.5		48.5	45.5	48.3	52.2				48.5	57.7	45.0	50.0				51.5	91.9%	1.2%	$27,751	$2,238	$25,513
Home Education Exchange	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 418-3388	125	0		17.6%	87 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	41	661^st of 1138 public elementary schools	41.9%		74.1	273^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	76.5%	388	79.0		75.9			68.4				80.0			36.8			70.0	57.1	72.7%	27.3%	$12,961	$340	$12,621
Cascade K-8 Community School	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4180	197	13	15.2	17.3%	127 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.7%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.3%)	96.4	31^st of 1138 public elementary schools	97.3%		90.8	102^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	91.2%	71	88.0		79.5			84.0				78.5	63.6			73.1		50.0	71.1	85.7%	14.3%	$23,688	$400	$23,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgecrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ridgecrest Elementary?

Students at Ridgecrest Elementary are 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What district is Ridgecrest Elementary in?

Shoreline School District

Is Ridgecrest Elementary a good school?

Ridgecrest Elementary ranks 368^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridgecrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Ridgecrest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ridgecrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgecrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kellogg Middle School
High : Shorecrest High School

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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