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Ridgeview Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Ridgeview Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 533 students in the Yakima School District, a district that ranks in the bottom 8% statewide, and the school itself consistently ranks in the lowest quartile of Washington elementary schools.

Academically, Ridgeview's test scores in English and Math are below state averages, though its performance in Science is a relative strength compared to other schools in its district. The school invests more per student than most district peers and has a slightly better student-teacher ratio. It shows particular effectiveness in supporting migrant students, performing better with this group than with its overall student population. However, despite these resources, the school's low ranking has persisted for years without sustained improvement.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools. Within the same district, Nob Hill Elementary School achieves significantly higher academic results. Just two miles away, Union Gap School (in the Union Gap School District) serves a similarly economically disadvantaged population but achieves much higher proficiency rates, suggesting factors beyond funding and demographics influence outcomes. This indicates that improved results are possible in the local context.

533

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,670

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

609 W Washington Ave
Yakima, WA 98903-1310

(509) 573-1800

District: Yakima School District

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis & Clark Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

White:

11.1%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

1,039^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Yakima School District

228^th of 247Yakima 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
2025	13.9	1039 of 1160	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1037 of 1168	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1048 of 1169	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	995 of 1169	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	967 of 1107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	916 of 1130	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	864 of 1054	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	946 of 1056	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	977 of 1053	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	1006 of 1067	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	1049 of 1106	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	982 of 1097	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	986 of 1092	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	872 of 1088	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	847 of 1072	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	960 of 1067	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	886 of 1069	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	929 of 1051	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.8	997 of 1031	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.8	1005 of 1026	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	243 of 320	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	94 of 333	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	958 of 1092	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	933 of 1093	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	997 of 1094	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	986 of 1100	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	929 of 1008	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	870 of 1068	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	842 of 1004	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	516 of 659	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	491 of 651	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	504 of 633	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	410 of 694	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	289 of 501	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	334 of 697	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	264 of 540	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	758 of 1013	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	748 of 1024	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	803 of 1013	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	704 of 1019	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	620 of 854	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	599 of 979	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	540 of 835	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1024 of 1098	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1016 of 1099	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	993 of 1099	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	903 of 1113	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	902 of 1025	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	877 of 1075	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	788 of 999	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	29.9	354 of 478	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	526 of 566	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	572 of 637	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	886 of 1009	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	911 of 1031	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	930 of 1027	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)64th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2022)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2024)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-14 vs state

Math28%-14 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	609 W Washington Ave	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1800	533	36	14.6	87.2%	59 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	13.9	1039^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.4%		15.1	1037^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.2%	2	35.6		35.6	25.0	28.2	27.9				27.0	28.4	29.4	26.7				28.2	92.6	95.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	94.7	97.9	93.7	94.7	94.7	$20,670	$1,619	$19,051
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Viola Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5900	582	36	15.9	94.3%	57 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	503 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14.7	1029^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.3	1052^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.9%	23	42.4		42.4	16.8	22.7	43.5				27.2	19.8	15.5	28.3				21.0	95.7	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.7	98.9	96.7	95.7	95.7	$21,474	$1,628	$19,847
Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 S 22nd Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1300	559	36	15.3	83.7%	94 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	435 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	10.9	1075^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.1	1081^st of 1168 public elementary schools	7.4%	6	34.4		34.4	16.8	30.7	37.5				27.9	19.8	20.0	16.7				18.8	95.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.9	100.0	95.4	98.9	98.9	$19,597	$1,541	$18,057
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	621 S 13th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1400	403	26	15.3	90.6%	33 (8.2%)	5 (1.2%)	353 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	7	1126^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.5	1091^st of 1168 public elementary schools	6.6%	35	21.5		21.5	10.2	29.7	15.6				18.7		28.1	9.5				14.0	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	94.6	100.0	100.0	$18,414	$1,702	$16,712
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 S 18th St	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1100	485	31	15.4	92.6%	28 (5.8%)	7 (1.4%)	445 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7	1127^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.9	1106^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.3%	21	21.0		21.0	22.8	18.5	25.0				22.1	30.4	17.1	13.8				20.9	90.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.1	92.2	94.8	94.8	$18,471	$1,329	$17,142
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	723 S 8th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5100	643	38	16.7	94.4%	26 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	605 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7.5	1122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.2	1110^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.0%	12	20.9		20.9	20.0	18.6	29.4				22.9	27.4	21.4	17.4				21.8	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$18,766	$1,209	$17,557
Union Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 4th Street	Union Gap	98903	Yakima County	Union Gap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 248-3966	558	37	15.2	88.5%	76 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	463 (83.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	42.3	654^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	601^st of 1168 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	47.7	43.4	45.8	27.9	42.0	55.4	40.6	50.9	58.5	45.7	50.8	40.0	60.0	35.5	36.7	43.4	44.7	92.6	94.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.6	96.3	98.2	92.6	92.6	$19,729	$3,305	$16,424
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 N 16th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1700	455	29	15.6	90.3%	85 (18.7%)	4 (0.9%)	344 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	14.8	1027^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.4	1050^th of 1168 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	36.9		36.9	20.3	30.4	33.3				28.0	25.3	31.9	26.2				27.6	97.3	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	$20,177	$1,475	$18,702
Nob Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 S 34th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1500	339	23	14.6	67.6%	101 (29.8%)	6 (1.8%)	215 (63.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	36.8	717^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.2%		34.6	759^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.0%	42	52.2		52.2	40.4	41.7	51.5				44.6	50.9	33.3	28.8				36.9	89.7	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.9	94.9	89.7	94.9	94.9	$21,163	$1,311	$19,852
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	612 N 6th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5700	507	31	16.4	92.9%	28 (5.5%)	6 (1.2%)	465 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.8	1096^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.1	1104^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	25.6		25.6	15.0	23.0	32.5				23.4	33.8	22.1	19.2				25.0	88.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.3	98.8	90.1	96.3	96.3	$18,167	$1,829	$16,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeview Elementary

What district is Ridgeview Elementary in?

Yakima School District

How many students attend Ridgeview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Ridgeview Elementary.

Is Ridgeview Elementary a good school?

Ridgeview Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Elementary?

Students at Ridgeview Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 11% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ridgeview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis & Clark Middle School
High : Davis High School
High : Eisenhower High School

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