Summary:
The 98642 area has seven schools serving about 4,743 students from prekindergarten through grade 12, including elementary, intermediate, middle, high school, and alternative programs. Most are part of the Ridgefield School District, while Tukes Valley Primary belongs to the Battle Ground School District. Overall, the area offers several strong traditional schools, with the best results concentrated at Union Ridge Elementary and View Ridge Middle School.
Union Ridge Elementary is the strongest elementary option in the data, with 70.59% proficiency in English language arts and 66.44% in math, well above district and state averages. South Ridge Elementary posted more moderate results, including 53.52% in ELA and 56.88% in math. Tukes Valley Primary had the lowest elementary ELA result at 43.96%, but its math proficiency reached 58.94% and improved substantially year over year. For grades 5–8, View Ridge Middle School stands out: it ranked in the 88th percentile and improved strongly in ELA, math, and science. Sunset Ridge Intermediate School was especially strong in science.
Ridgefield High School combines a 93.8% graduation rate with the highest ELA proficiency, 78.04%, though math and especially science are weaker areas. Wisdom Ridge Academy offers a smaller alternative K–12 setting, so its results should be compared cautiously with conventional schools; its reported math and science outcomes are considerably lower. Parents comparing options should pay attention not only to overall rankings but also to subject strengths: Union Ridge leads elementary academics, View Ridge shows the strongest improvement, Sunset Ridge excels in science, and Ridgefield High is strongest in graduation and ELA.
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