Summary:
The Ridgefield School District in Washington state is home to two middle schools: Sunset Ridge Intermediate School and View Ridge Middle School. Based on the available data, Sunset Ridge Intermediate School stands out as the higher-performing of the two, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency rates across all grade levels.
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School's 2023-2024 proficiency rates in ELA (61.33%) and Science (67.21%) are significantly above the state averages of 52.63% and 49.73%, respectively. The school's Math proficiency rate of 51.21% for all grades is also notably higher than the state average of 41.68%. In contrast, while View Ridge Middle School has respectable proficiency rates, it performs closer to the district and state averages and does not stand out as strongly as Sunset Ridge Intermediate.
The racial makeup of the two middle schools is relatively similar, with both having a majority White student population and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups. Interestingly, the higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio at View Ridge Middle School do not appear to translate into significantly better academic performance compared to Sunset Ridge Intermediate School, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing ratios may be contributing to the schools' academic outcomes.
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