Is River Ridge High School a good school?

River Ridge High School ranks 242 nd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Ridge High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,524 students attended River Ridge High School.

What is the racial makeup of River Ridge High School?

Students at River Ridge High School are 38% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What schools feed into River Ridge High School?

River Ridge High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Evergreen Forest Elementary Elementary : Lydia Hawk Elementary Elementary : Meadows Elementary Elementary : Olympic View Elementary Elementary : Seven Oaks Elementary Middle : Nisqually Middle School Middle : Salish Middle School

River Ridge High School

Summary:

River Ridge High School is a public high school located in Lacey, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,476 students. The school is part of the North Thurston Public Schools district, which is ranked 118 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Ridge High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 38.08% White, 26.9% Hispanic, 9.15% Asian, and 13.89% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the nearby North Thurston High School and Timberline High School. River Ridge's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 86.6% to 94.0%, which is lower than the nearby high schools. Additionally, the school has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 3.5% to 7.8%, compared to North Thurston High School (8.0%) and Timberline High School (5.1%).

River Ridge High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better on state assessments compared to their African American, Hispanic, and Native American peers. The school's spending per student has also fluctuated, ranging from $9,024 to $15,277, which may be a factor in its academic performance and other outcomes. Despite these challenges, River Ridge High School has a decreasing student-teacher ratio, which may have a positive impact on the learning environment and student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

350 River Ridge Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98513

(360) 412-4820

District: North Thurston Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
242^nd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,277

Feeder schools for River Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Evergreen Forest Elementary
	Lydia Hawk Elementary
	Meadows Elementary
	Olympic View Elementary
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	Seven Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Nisqually Middle School
	Salish Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 1,524

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

15.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details River Ridge High School ranks worse than 55.4% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked high schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.67. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at River Ridge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details River Ridge High School has the largest high school student body size in the North Thurston Public Schools District. Student population at River Ridge High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.9%), Hispanic (26.8%), two or more races (15%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at River Ridge High School is 20.8, which is the 2^nd best among 4 high schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare River Ridge High School employs 73.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at River Ridge High School is $15,277. 2 high schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

River Ridge High School:

SchoolDigger ranks River Ridge High School 242^nd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See River Ridge High School in the ranking list.)

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North Thurston Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks North Thurston Public Schools 118^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for River Ridge High School

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Rank History for all students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	68.71	115^th	390	70.5%
2005	53.25	215^th	394	45.4%
2006	69.64	116^th	395	70.6%
2007	64.79	146^th	399	63.4%
2008	56.72	201^st	396	49.2%
2009	57.81	198^th	402	50.7%
2010	55.39	212^th	423	49.9%
2011	43.02	255^th	440	42.0%
2012	43.88	278^th	450	38.2%
2013	46.09	284^th	454	37.4%
2015	43.25	196^th	341	42.5%
2016	50.14	179^th	306	41.5%
2017	51.56	169^th	301	43.9%
2018	39.50	226^th	315	28.3%
2019	58.11	164^th	417	60.7%
2021	46.85	222^nd	455	51.2%
2022	60.56	156^th	434	64.1%
2023	44.29	250^th	442	43.4%
2024	44.67	242^nd	437	44.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.14	74^th	91	18.7%
2019	36.35	106^th	163	35.0%
2021	37.33	125^th	195	35.9%
2022	58.79	70^th	179	60.9%
2023	38.48	98^th	166	41.0%
2024	48.47	74^th	161	54.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	85.75	6^th	69	91.3%
2021	54.04	37^th	102	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.11	92^nd	139	33.8%
2019	32.25	91^st	128	28.9%
2021	27.43	162^nd	212	23.6%
2024	26.52	79^th	110	28.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.97	195^th	227	14.1%
2019	55.77	131^st	344	61.9%
2021	41.66	230^th	392	41.3%
2022	54.02	150^th	370	59.5%
2023	31.17	266^th	362	26.5%
2024	27.16	277^th	356	22.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	71.54	11^th	43	74.4%
2021	59.86	11^th	45	75.6%
2022	71.07	8^th	27	70.4%
2023	31.93	11^th	19	42.1%
2024	45.72	13^th	24	45.8%

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Rank History for Female students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.01	195^th	243	19.8%
2019	47.95	200^th	358	44.1%
2021	48.02	183^rd	390	53.1%
2022	60.53	139^th	368	62.2%
2023	48.41	178^th	357	50.1%
2024	45.22	193^rd	347	44.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.55	18^th	31	41.9%
2021	35.12	37^th	47	21.3%
2022	45.67	23^rd	38	39.5%
2023	40.44	20^th	31	35.5%
2024	54.56	13^th	34	61.8%

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Rank History for Male students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.91	164^th	254	35.4%
2019	65.42	113^th	355	68.2%
2021	43.92	205^th	395	48.1%
2022	56.03	154^th	363	57.6%
2023	32.61	245^th	358	31.6%
2024	37.75	232^nd	362	35.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.44	66^th	87	24.1%
2019	53.82	53^rd	121	56.2%
2021	47.65	69^th	136	49.3%
2022	55.65	57^th	124	54.0%
2023	44.99	66^th	118	44.1%
2024	40.78	67^th	113	40.7%

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Rank History for African American students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	67.76	20^th	86	76.7%
2021	44.36	60^th	111	45.9%
2022	57.45	36^th	89	59.6%
2023	53.30	37^th	78	52.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.84	116^th	156	25.6%
2019	62.51	74^th	241	69.3%
2021	53.32	116^th	278	58.3%
2022	57.21	91^st	261	65.1%
2023	37.00	153^rd	249	38.6%
2024	27.90	186^th	248	25.0%

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Rank History for Native American students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	70.68	3^rd	19	84.2%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	28.68	26^th	33	21.2%
2023	79.37	5^th	9	44.4%

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Rank History for White students at River Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.06	120^th	222	45.9%
2019	61.52	133^rd	382	65.2%
2021	44.79	210^th	413	49.2%
2022	58.30	154^th	390	60.5%
2023	40.90	229^th	379	39.6%
2024	49.80	178^th	374	52.4%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a student
Monday, June 3, 2019

Very bad mental health help in this school. Too many drugs. Adequate help for at-risk students is not provided. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

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Enrollment information for River Ridge High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	638	100	116	58	34	n/a	n/a	0	946
1995	720	167	191	57	39	n/a	n/a	0	1174
1996	720	167	191	57	39	n/a	n/a	0	1174
1997	745	171	207	73	46	n/a	n/a	0	1242
1998	713	175	222	71	63	n/a	n/a	0	1244
1999	702	171	225	72	51	n/a	n/a	0	1221
2000	689	162	229	84	47	n/a	n/a	0	1211
2001	683	154	231	72	47	n/a	n/a	0	1187
2002	650	154	234	76	36	n/a	n/a	0	1150
2003	650	154	234	76	36	n/a	n/a	0	1150
2004	670	142	223	79	43	n/a	n/a	0	1157
2005	676	153	222	86	49	n/a	n/a	1	1187
2006	702	163	215	87	46	n/a	n/a	5	1218
2007	672	137	198	107	47	n/a	n/a	16	1177
2008	677	143	201	105	59	n/a	n/a	30	1215
2009	663	153	210	116	53	n/a	n/a	29	1224
2010	621	156	194	119	48	n/a	n/a	27	1165
2011	629	146	150	139	39	7	79	0	1189
2012	557	121	123	152	29	13	119	0	1114
2013	552	103	113	166	29	22	113	0	1098
2014	541	86	98	196	26	28	133	0	1108
2015	495	87	83	207	19	26	144	0	1061
2016	500	70	73	232	29	37	153	0	1094
2017	526	84	87	290	36	48	188	0	1259
2018	593	88	93	314	30	39	206	0	1363
2019	615	88	113	315	31	47	214	0	1423
2020	627	97	125	308	27	37	223	0	1444
2021	635	96	126	329	28	35	234	0	1483
2022	623	93	130	339	34	48	221	1	1489
2023	562	93	135	397	33	47	205	4	1476
2024	577	79	140	409	29	56	229	5	1524

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at River Ridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	946	49.0	19.3	n/a
1995	1174	58.0	20.2	n/a
1996	1174	58.0	20.2	n/a
1997	1242	60.5	20.5	n/a
1998	1244	62.5	19.9	n/a
1999	1221	56.7	21.5	n/a
2000	1211	56.8	21.3	n/a
2001	1187	58.0	20.5	n/a
2002	1150	55.8	20.6	28.5
2003	1150	55.8	20.6	28.5
2004	1157	61.0	19.0	21.5
2005	1187	61.0	19.5	23.8
2006	1218	60.0	20.3	20.5
2007	1177	60.4	19.5	23.4
2008	1215	59.0	20.6	26.4
2009	1224	59.0	20.7	28.5
2010	1165	55.5	20.9	32.1
2011	1189	55.9	21.2	21
2012	1114	54.3	20.5	37.8
2013	1098	56.3	19.5	40.6
2014	1108	n/a	n/a	40.3
2015	1061	58.0	18.2	45.6
2016	1094	59.0	18.5	44.4
2017	1259	61.6	20.4	44.2
2018	1363	65.2	20.8	41.8
2019	1423	71.8	19.8	40.8
2020	1444	69.0	20.9	39.2
2021	1483	65.8	22.5	39.2
2022	1489	72.5	20.5	42.6
2023	1476	77.1	19.1	43.7
2024	1524	73.2	20.8	47.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio River Ridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	946	49.0	19.3	n/a
1995	1174	58.0	20.2	n/a
1996	1174	58.0	20.2	n/a
1997	1242	60.5	20.5	n/a
1998	1244	62.5	19.9	n/a
1999	1221	56.7	21.5	n/a
2000	1211	56.8	21.3	n/a
2001	1187	58.0	20.5	n/a
2002	1150	55.8	20.6	28.5
2003	1150	55.8	20.6	28.5
2004	1157	61.0	19.0	21.5
2005	1187	61.0	19.5	23.8
2006	1218	60.0	20.3	20.5
2007	1177	60.4	19.5	23.4
2008	1215	59.0	20.6	26.4
2009	1224	59.0	20.7	28.5
2010	1165	55.5	20.9	32.1
2011	1189	55.9	21.2	21
2012	1114	54.3	20.5	37.8
2013	1098	56.3	19.5	40.6
2014	1108	n/a	n/a	40.3
2015	1061	58.0	18.2	45.6
2016	1094	59.0	18.5	44.4
2017	1259	61.6	20.4	44.2
2018	1363	65.2	20.8	41.8
2019	1423	71.8	19.8	40.8
2020	1444	69.0	20.9	39.2
2021	1483	65.8	22.5	39.2
2022	1489	72.5	20.5	42.6
2023	1476	77.1	19.1	43.7
2024	1524	73.2	20.8	47.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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