📍 350 River Ridge Drive SE, Lacey, Thurston County, 98513
River Ridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lacey, Thurston County. The school has 1,476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Thurston Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Ridge High School enrolls 1,476 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 562 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 397 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 205 | 14% |
| Asian | 135 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 6.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 47 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
645 of the school's 1,476 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 148 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
River Ridge High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 22.
River Ridge High School is one of 24 schools in North Thurston Public Schools, based in LACEY, Washington. The district serves 15,167 students district-wide and employs 867 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,476 students, River Ridge High School is larger than the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
Browse live education vacancies at or near River Ridge High School.
Find vacancies →