Summary:
ZIP code 98642 has one listed high school, Ridgefield High School, serving grades 9–12 in the Ridgefield area of southwest Washington. The school enrolls 1,249 students and is part of the Ridgefield School District. With no other high schools in the ZIP code to compare directly, the most useful picture comes from comparing Ridgefield with its district, the state, and its own results over time.
Ridgefield High School shows especially strong graduation and student-completion outcomes. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 93.8%, above the district’s 91.6% and Washington’s 82.6%. Its dropout rate was 3.0%, lower than both the district’s 3.6% and the state’s 9.8%. Academically, English Language Arts is the school’s clearest strength: 78.04% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 63.38% in the district and 52.81% statewide. The school ranked in the 76th percentile statewide most recently, indicating that it performs better than many schools across Washington.
Math results are mixed but improving. Proficiency increased from 42.52% to 49.83% in one year, leaving the school above the state rate of 43.11%, although below the district’s 55.75% for all grades. Science is the main area needing attention: proficiency fell from 52.43% to 42.8%, below both the district’s 57.54% and the state’s 50.95%. For families considering the school, the overall picture is positive—strong graduation and low dropout rates, very good ELA performance, and improving math—but science deserves particular focus. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 20.7:1, enrollment is 1,249, and per-student spending was reported at $15,198.
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