Summary:
West Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Post Falls, Idaho, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 440. The school is part of the Post Falls District, which is ranked 28 out of 77 districts in Idaho and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While West Ridge Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (89.77%) compared to the surrounding schools, it has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.4% in 2020-2021 to 22.7% in 2022-2023. This is higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 9.3% to 25.8% chronic absenteeism. Additionally, West Ridge Elementary's test scores, while generally on par with the Post Falls District average, lag behind the top-performing nearby schools, such as Greensferry Elementary and Atlas Elementary. For example, in 2023-2024, Greensferry Elementary had 65.3% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math, compared to 45.7% at West Ridge Elementary. Furthermore, West Ridge Elementary's spending per student, at $7,030 in 2018-2019, is lower than the surrounding schools, which range from $7,250 to $8,850 per student.
West Ridge Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 50th out of 357 Idaho elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 165th out of 301 in 2023-2024, with its SchoolDigger star rating dropping from 4 stars to 2 stars over the same period. Additionally, in 2017-2018, West Ridge Elementary ranked 59th out of 121 Idaho elementary schools for female students, but only 73rd out of 121 for male students, indicating potential gender-based performance gaps. These challenges, along with West Ridge Elementary's relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate (28.18% in 2022-2023) compared to some of the other nearby schools, suggest that the school may have room for improvement by learning from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the Post Falls District and surrounding areas.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
1758 North Clark Fork Parkway
Post Falls, ID 83854-0040
(208) 773-7291
District:
Post Falls District
SchoolDigger Rank:
165th of 301 Idaho Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,030
Students who attend West Ridge Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.1
Number of students: 440
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.8%
Hispanic:
5.0%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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African American:
0.7%
Asian:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.2%
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