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Ridgeline Middle School

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Ridgeline Middle School ranks 207 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Ridgeline Middle School is a public school serving 568 students in grades 6-8 within the Yelm School District, and it has shown a strong, positive trend in its statewide ranking over the past few years.

Academically, Ridgeline performs solidly, with particular strengths in 8th-grade math and science where it often exceeds state averages. The school is notably effective with students from lower-income families, ranking higher in this area than many nearby schools like Nisqually Middle School and Salish Middle School. It also consistently outperforms its sister school, Yelm Middle School, across most subjects despite being in the same district. An interesting pattern at Ridgeline is that student scores in English Language Arts see a significant jump between 6th and 7th grade, suggesting strong academic support as students progress.

While Ridgeline is a higher-spending school, comparisons reveal that funding alone doesn't guarantee top results. For example, Aspire Middle School achieves exceptional rankings with lower spending, highlighting different approaches to education. A key area for Ridgeline to address is support for students in special education, where its performance ranking has recently dropped. Overall, Ridgeline is a school on an upward trajectory that does well for many of its students, with clear successes and specific opportunities to learn from other high-performing schools in the region.

568

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,308

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10605 Carter St SE
Yelm, WA 98597

(360) 458-1100

District: Yelm School District

Students who attend Ridgeline Middle School usually attend:

High:

Yelm High School 12

Feeder schools for Ridgeline Middle School:

Elementary:	Lackamas Elementary
	Mill Pond Elementary School
	Yelm Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2012 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2012

✓Above the Washington median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Washington avg48%

207^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From top 43% (2017) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Yelm School District

116^th of 247Yelm 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	56.8	207 of 534	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	211 of 535	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	191 of 539	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	268 of 541	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	311 of 529	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	221 of 512	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	198 of 437	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	187 of 435	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	216 of 498	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.8	272 of 497	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	209 of 492	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	212 of 483	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.2	169 of 476	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	177 of 471	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	178 of 464	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	196 of 464	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	258 of 479	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	299 of 469	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	237 of 452	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	183 of 376	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	71 of 347	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	125 of 344	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	115 of 336	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	78 of 360	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	139 of 353	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	103 of 344	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	67 of 259	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	134 of 457	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	144 of 455	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	131 of 463	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	245 of 475	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	237 of 458	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	190 of 448	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	163 of 349	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	194 of 472	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	208 of 466	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	160 of 470	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	231 of 480	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	256 of 476	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	164 of 453	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	157 of 371	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	145 of 246	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	87 of 243	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	99 of 244	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	187 of 257	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	112 of 246	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	115 of 166	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	112 of 186	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	161 of 179	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	130 of 199	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	147 of 210	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	57 of 231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	136 of 268	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	231 of 488	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	259 of 486	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	213 of 488	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	318 of 488	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	341 of 480	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	273 of 470	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	207 of 325	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science49%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Ridgeline Middle School	Public	6-8	10605 Carter St SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-1100	568	28	20.4	46.8%	358 (63.0%)	7 (1.2%)	105 (18.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	80 (14.1%)	56.8	207^th of 534 public middle schools	61.2%		55.7	211^th of 535 public middle schools	60.6%	4	49.2	49.2	45.4	54.7	57.1	52.6	39.2	39.8	48.9	42.7	$18,308	$756	$17,552
Yelm Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Coates Avenue NW	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-3600	652	30	21.8	51.7%	401 (61.5%)	14 (2.1%)	127 (19.5%)	16 (2.5%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	56 (8.6%)	49.4	248^th of 534 public middle schools	53.6%		47.6	262^nd of 535 public middle schools	51.0%	14	43.4	43.4	48.2	51.6	48.2	49.4	37.0	45.5	36.0	39.7	$16,112	$379	$15,733
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	202 2nd St. W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2206	241	11	20.9	46.9%	198 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	53.5	224^th of 534 public middle schools	58.1%		46.6	267^th of 535 public middle schools	50.1%	43	41.3	41.3	46.2	47.4	58.1	51.1	36.4	50.0	44.1	43.9	$15,550	$586	$14,963
Aspire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%		85.3	71^st of 535 public middle schools	86.7%	16	69.4	69.4	81.4	63.8	71.3	72.1	54.9	66.7	69.4	63.8	$15,572	$521	$15,051
Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	789	44	18.0	51.3%	318 (40.3%)	35 (4.4%)	222 (28.1%)	51 (6.5%)	16 (2.0%)	29 (3.7%)	115 (14.6%)	29	381^st of 534 public middle schools	28.7%		21.8	435^th of 535 public middle schools	18.7%	54	32.6	32.6	36.6	46.9	42.9	42.0	24.6	33.6	24.3	27.3	$16,625	$719	$15,905
Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	640	34	18.8	48.8%	259 (40.5%)	44 (6.9%)	145 (22.7%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	124 (19.4%)	49.1	252^nd of 534 public middle schools	52.8%		49.8	248^th of 535 public middle schools	53.6%	4	42.4	42.4	45.9	63.6	48.3	52.6	36.6	36.0	36.9	36.5	$16,840	$719	$16,121
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Lane	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	758	37	20.5	30.6%	353 (46.6%)	48 (6.3%)	163 (21.5%)	54 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	118 (15.6%)	65.8	160^th of 534 public middle schools	70.0%		71	127^th of 535 public middle schools	76.3%	33	51.9	51.9	58.7	62.3	63.6	61.5	48.4	33.5	45.6	42.6	$15,411	$63	$15,347
Tenino Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old HWY 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3600	291	18	16.3	52.6%	212 (72.9%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)	35.3	338^th of 534 public middle schools	36.7%		32.4	355^th of 535 public middle schools	33.6%	17	54.9	54.9	29.5	43.4	49.0	41.6	32.9	25.0	26.0	27.6	$18,842	$723	$18,119
Salish Middle School	Public	6-8	8605 Campus Glen Dr NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4780	745	40	18.8	48.3%	302 (40.5%)	35 (4.7%)	187 (25.1%)	62 (8.3%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	126 (16.9%)	39	312^th of 534 public middle schools	41.6%		32.3	357^th of 535 public middle schools	33.3%	45	39.6	39.6	46.2	46.6	48.2	47.0	38.4	32.5	24.7	32.1	$16,105	$704	$15,401
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	746	38	19.6	55.5%	287 (38.5%)	42 (5.6%)	216 (29.0%)	64 (8.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.2%)	99 (13.3%)	44.6	278^th of 534 public middle schools	47.9%		40.2	309^th of 535 public middle schools	42.2%	31	44.0	44.0	52.5	53.4	54.1	53.4	30.9	33.5	24.5	29.6	$17,789	$517	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeline Middle School

What district is Ridgeline Middle School in?

Yelm School District

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeline Middle School?

Students at Ridgeline Middle School are 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Ridgeline Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Ridgeline Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Ridgeline Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ridgeline Middle School usually go on to attend Yelm High School 12

Is Ridgeline Middle School a good school?

Ridgeline Middle School ranks 207^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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