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Ridgefield School District, Washington

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Ridgefield School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 4,118 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Ridgefield School District is a school district in Washington (Clark County). During the 2024 school year, 4,118 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Ridgefield School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Amber Baker
Jake Bredstrand
Donna Farnsworth
Brett Jones
Amanda Ronstadt

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,432,000 $1,152 6%
Local: $24,853,000 $6,462 36%
State: $40,745,000 $10,594 58%
Total: $70,030,000 $18,209
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $60,360,000 $15,694
Total Current Expenditures: $47,835,000 $12,437
Instructional Expenditures: $28,764,000 $7,478 48%
Student and Staff Support: $6,811,000 $1,770 11%
Administration: $6,066,000 $1,577 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,194,000 $1,610 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,194,000 $1,350
Construction: $3,101,000 $806
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,237,000 $321
Interest on Debt: $4,448,000 $1,156


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 61 >=80 <50 40-44 >=50 65-69 63
2017-2018 63 70-79 <50 45-49 >=50 60-64 66
2016-2017 60 40-59 >=50 40-44 PS 55-59 63
2015-2016 63 60-79 >=50 45-49 PS 60-64 64
2014-2015 63 60-79 PS 50-54 PS 60-64 65
2013-2014 75 >=80 PS 65-69 PS 70-79 76
2012-2013 75 >=80 >=50 55-59 PS 70-79 77
2011-2012 78 >=80 >=50 55-59 PS 80-89 79
2010-2011 68 >=80 >=50 45-49 PS 70-79 70

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 71 60-79 >=50 55-59 >=50 75-79 72
2017-2018 73 80-89 >=50 65-69 >=50 75-79 73
2016-2017 71 60-79 >=50 60-64 PS 70-74 72
2015-2016 75 >=80 >=50 60-64 PS 75-79 77
2014-2015 70 >=80 PS 50-54 PS 65-69 72
2013-2014 82 >=80 PS 70-74 PS 80-89 83
2012-2013 84 >=80 >=50 75-79 PS 80-89 85
2011-2012 82 >=80 >=50 65-69 PS 70-79 83
2010-2011 74 >=80 >=50 50-54 PS 60-69 76

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS >=80 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS >=80 >=50 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 90-94 >=50 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,118 3.2
2022-2023 3,987 3.5
2021-2022 3,846 12.0
2020-2021 3,383 -3.4
2019-2020 3,499 8.1
2018-2019 3,215 4.9
2017-2018 3,058 8.3
2016-2017 2,805 10.9
2015-2016 2,499 6.7
2014-2015 2,331 5.8
2013-2014 2,195 1.3
2012-2013 2,166 -2.6
2011-2012 2,223 3.7
2010-2011 2,140 -1.6
2009-2010 2,174 1.1
2008-2009 2,149 0.4
2007-2008 2,140 4.8
2006-2007 2,037 3.3
2005-2006 1,969 4.0
2004-2005 1,890 2.5
2003-2004 1,843 1.0
2002-2003 1,824 -0.5
2001-2002 1,833 2.5
2000-2001 1,787 -0.7
1999-2000 1,799 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ridgefield School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.3 8.9
Black 1.2 4.8
Hispanic 14.8 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.5
Two or More Races 9.0 8.9
White 71.5 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ridgefield School District had 227.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 19.92
Elementary: 107.05
Secondary: 96.54
Total: 227.51

Ridgefield School District employed 6.37 district administrators and 10.64 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.37
District Administrative Support: 7.91
School Administrators: 10.64
School Administrative Support: 13.37
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 45.98
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.00
Other Support Services: 42.36


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Ridgefield School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ridgefield Early Learning Center78PK-PK
Ridgefield High School1,2049-12
South Ridge Elementary746KG-4
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School6195-6
Union Ridge Elementary712KG-4
View Ridge Middle School6277-8
Wisdom Ridge Academy132KG-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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