View Ridge Elementary School vs. Thornton Creek Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
View Ridge Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Thornton Creek Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 302 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, View Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 80-84% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 40%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 85-89% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 53%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Washington state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Washington state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 456 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Thornton Creek Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 68% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 40%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 73% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 53%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Washington state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the Washington state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
School Type
n/a
Alternative
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
302 students
456 students
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% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
51% | 49%
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Total Classroom Teachers
21 teachers
34 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Thornton Creek Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Thornton Creek Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-fEQO7q.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
13:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-dLY1ik.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#34 out of 2113 schools in WA
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
#200 out of 2113 schools in WA
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of View Ridge Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of View Ridge Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/87000/87388/view-ridge-elementary-school-chart-SykYWP.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Thornton Creek Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Thornton Creek Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-WiJWHK.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
68%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
85-89%
73%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-bjrbdCd.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-89%
75-79%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Thornton Creek Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Thornton Creek Elementary School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-4mz4C4.png)
Pre-K Students
-
36
Kindergarten Students
49
76
Grade 1 Students
48
69
Grade 2 Students
49
62
Grade 3 Students
40
60
Grade 4 Students
52
79
Grade 5 Students
64
74
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
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![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-b40IYMx.png)
% Asian
17%
11%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-b6tWatw.png)
% Hispanic
9%
7%
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% Black
2%
5%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-0z8A0J.png)
% White
55%
61%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-bthYdsj.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
17%
16%
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Diversity Score
0.64
0.59
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Thornton Creek Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-bpw8smR.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
10%
9%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-blATr2U.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
2%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Thornton Creek Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Washington by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/87000/87386/thornton-creek-elementary-school-chart-7YgM7a.png)