Is Elk Ridge Elementary a good school?

Elk Ridge Elementary ranks 282 nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elk Ridge Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 570 students attended Elk Ridge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elk Ridge Elementary?

Students at Elk Ridge Elementary are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Elk Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elk Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Glacier Middle School High : White River High School

Elk Ridge Elementary

Summary:

Elk Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buckley, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 595 students. The school is part of the White River School District, which is ranked 31 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elk Ridge Elementary consistently performs above the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math assessments across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 5th grade. The school's proficiency rates in the 2023-2024 school year were 63.14% in ELA and 62.33% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Elk Ridge Elementary also excels in supporting its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, often ranking in the top 100 schools in the state for these groups. In contrast, the school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with a majority (77.31%) of White students, which is lower than the state average.

Elk Ridge Elementary's higher per-student spending of $15,224 and lower student-teacher ratio of 17.9 students per teacher suggest that the school has access to significant resources, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school's lack of racial diversity may be an area for further exploration and potential improvement. Overall, Elk Ridge Elementary appears to be a high-performing school that could serve as a model for other schools in the region, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of its Hispanic and Special Education students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

340 White River Park Rd
Buckley, WA 98321

(360) 829-3354

District: White River School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
282^nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,224

Students who attend Elk Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Middle School
High:	White River High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 570

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elk Ridge Elementary ranks better than 75.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the White River School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Elk Ridge Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the White River School District. Racial makeup is: White (76%), Hispanic (13%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elk Ridge Elementary is 16.3, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the White River School District. (See more...)

Compare Elk Ridge Elementary employs 34.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elk Ridge Elementary is $15,224, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the White River School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elk Ridge Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elk Ridge Elementary 282^nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Elk Ridge Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White River School District:

SchoolDigger ranks White River School District 31^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Elk Ridge Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	51.36	513^th	1026	50.0%
2005	60.44	407^th	1031	60.5%
2006	65.34	334^th	1051	68.2%
2007	62.58	399^th	1069	62.7%
2008	65.18	362^nd	1067	66.1%
2009	62.27	400^th	1072	62.7%
2010	78.42	176^th	1088	83.8%
2011	64.54	377^th	1092	65.5%
2012	67.65	346^th	1097	68.5%
2013	73.63	260^th	1106	76.5%
2015	67.15	325^th	1067	69.5%
2016	58.84	428^th	1053	59.4%
2017	60.05	427^th	1056	59.6%
2018	52.98	501^st	1054	52.5%
2019	75.76	259^th	1130	77.1%
2021	71.05	298^th	1107	73.1%
2022	77.61	247^th	1169	78.9%
2023	73.26	293^rd	1169	74.9%
2024	73.93	282^nd	1168	75.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	47.31	248^th	566	56.2%
2022	65.10	105^th	478	78.0%
2023	57.85	106^th	308	65.6%
2024	87.27	16^th	339	95.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.37	358^th	835	57.1%
2019	87.74	38^th	979	96.1%
2021	69.84	161^st	854	81.1%
2022	82.93	72^nd	1019	92.9%
2023	87.77	45^th	1013	95.6%
2024	78.38	126^th	1024	87.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.95	518^th	1004	48.4%
2019	72.69	280^th	1068	73.8%
2021	66.42	303^rd	1008	69.9%
2022	76.43	236^th	1100	78.5%
2023	71.85	273^rd	1094	75.0%
2024	69.77	297^th	1093	72.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.11	443^rd	999	55.7%
2019	76.68	237^th	1075	78.0%
2021	72.92	255^th	1025	75.1%
2022	77.05	247^th	1113	77.8%
2023	72.37	280^th	1099	74.5%
2024	75.27	247^th	1099	77.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	58.52	141^st	501	71.9%
2022	86.75	52^nd	694	92.5%
2023	78.51	75^th	633	88.2%
2024	78.66	96^th	651	85.3%

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Rank History for White students at Elk Ridge Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.95	550^th	833	34.0%
2019	62.49	390^th	1027	62.0%
2021	73.55	224^th	943	76.2%
2022	73.34	262^nd	1031	74.6%
2023	71.82	277^th	1011	72.6%
2024	64.84	342^nd	1009	66.1%

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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

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

My son had a very bad experience at this school he was in the special education program at this school. They sent him and many other students home at 11/12 in the afternoon because they disrupted class in the afternoon which meant they were getting less then two hours of instruction. They are a full restraint school and if you don’t agree you have to be there in 15 minutes to get your child or law enforcement could be called, just the manipulation by staff in general is so toxic.
It’s been more then two years since I removed him and my coworker just had a similar situation and pulled their child out and homeschooled. My son did a 180 on his education despite all of the negative things they wrote in his exit report he learned to read at his new school is in general education for a large chunk of the day they told me it was illegal for the other school district to send him home so early and the way they wrote it in the paper work was that it was my insistence when they didn’t give me a choice. The staff turnover was crazy, our kindergarten year there was only 4/5 returning teachers and our 1st grade year there was the same, can you image the majority of teachers only staying one year! The fact that administration couldn’t see that as a huge red flag shows that it’s district wide! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Elk Ridge Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	612	3	4	7	21	n/a	n/a	0	647
1989	534	3	10	21	49	n/a	n/a	0	617
1990	582	0	3	22	12	n/a	n/a	0	619
1991	509	2	2	11	12	n/a	n/a	0	536
1992	453	3	4	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	468
1993	457	2	4	5	9	n/a	n/a	0	477
1994	429	4	4	8	10	n/a	n/a	0	455
1995	415	3	8	10	19	n/a	n/a	0	455
1996	415	3	8	10	19	n/a	n/a	0	455
1997	491	0	6	13	22	n/a	n/a	0	532
1998	461	1	6	10	21	n/a	n/a	0	499
1999	465	0	7	8	16	n/a	n/a	0	496
2000	485	1	8	8	9	n/a	n/a	0	511
2001	487	3	5	10	12	n/a	n/a	0	517
2002	448	2	4	16	9	n/a	n/a	0	479
2003	448	2	4	16	9	n/a	n/a	0	479
2004	421	4	3	17	8	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	336	7	4	13	8	n/a	n/a	6	374
2006	294	5	3	13	7	n/a	n/a	31	353
2007	294	5	2	12	9	n/a	n/a	17	339
2008	278	4	3	21	9	n/a	n/a	18	333
2009	254	3	2	21	7	n/a	n/a	17	304
2010	307	3	4	28	9	n/a	n/a	0	351
2011	306	1	6	29	5	0	14	0	361
2012	312	4	2	35	5	0	12	0	370
2013	283	0	1	31	3	0	11	0	329
2014	290	0	1	27	2	0	15	0	335
2015	295	2	1	20	1	0	18	0	337
2016	302	0	3	33	1	0	22	0	361
2017	344	1	3	36	0	0	29	0	413
2018	346	2	1	41	2	0	34	0	426
2019	369	0	2	38	2	0	42	0	453
2020	394	0	3	52	5	0	45	0	499
2021	387	1	3	56	4	0	47	0	498
2022	415	1	6	67	2	0	56	0	547
2023	460	5	7	63	6	1	53	0	595
2024	433	9	8	74	7	1	38	0	570

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 Elk Ridge Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	1.0	647.0	0
1989	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
1990	619	30.1	20.5	0
1991	536	25.0	21.4	n/a
1992	468	24.0	19.5	n/a
1993	477	24.6	19.4	n/a
1994	455	24.7	18.4	n/a
1995	455	22.0	20.7	n/a
1996	455	22.0	20.7	n/a
1997	532	23.8	22.4	n/a
1998	499	24.4	20.5	n/a
1999	496	24.2	20.5	n/a
2000	511	26.8	19.1	n/a
2001	517	25.3	20.4	n/a
2002	479	25.3	18.9	24.4
2003	479	25.3	18.9	24.4
2004	453	22.0	20.6	24.1
2005	374	22.5	16.6	26.4
2006	353	17.7	19.9	27
2007	339	16.5	20.5	31.7
2008	333	17.1	19.5	29.8
2009	304	17.1	17.8	37.6
2010	351	16.4	21.4	33.6
2011	361	17.0	21.2	35.5
2012	370	17.6	20.9	41.1
2013	329	17.1	19.1	42.2
2014	335	n/a	n/a	37.6
2015	337	23.0	14.6	38
2016	361	20.0	18.0	33
2017	413	22.0	18.7	28.1
2018	426	23.8	17.8	29.6
2019	453	26.0	17.4	28.3
2020	499	27.0	18.4	26.1
2021	498	28.5	17.4	25.7
2022	547	31.3	17.4	23.4
2023	595	33.2	17.9	29.6
2024	570	34.9	16.3	30.5

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 Elk Ridge Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	1.0	647.0	0
1989	617	24.0	25.7	n/a
1990	619	30.1	20.5	0
1991	536	25.0	21.4	n/a
1992	468	24.0	19.5	n/a
1993	477	24.6	19.4	n/a
1994	455	24.7	18.4	n/a
1995	455	22.0	20.7	n/a
1996	455	22.0	20.7	n/a
1997	532	23.8	22.4	n/a
1998	499	24.4	20.5	n/a
1999	496	24.2	20.5	n/a
2000	511	26.8	19.1	n/a
2001	517	25.3	20.4	n/a
2002	479	25.3	18.9	24.4
2003	479	25.3	18.9	24.4
2004	453	22.0	20.6	24.1
2005	374	22.5	16.6	26.4
2006	353	17.7	19.9	27
2007	339	16.5	20.5	31.7
2008	333	17.1	19.5	29.8
2009	304	17.1	17.8	37.6
2010	351	16.4	21.4	33.6
2011	361	17.0	21.2	35.5
2012	370	17.6	20.9	41.1
2013	329	17.1	19.1	42.2
2014	335	n/a	n/a	37.6
2015	337	23.0	14.6	38
2016	361	20.0	18.0	33
2017	413	22.0	18.7	28.1
2018	426	23.8	17.8	29.6
2019	453	26.0	17.4	28.3
2020	499	27.0	18.4	26.1
2021	498	28.5	17.4	25.7
2022	547	31.3	17.4	23.4
2023	595	33.2	17.9	29.6
2024	570	34.9	16.3	30.5

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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