Ridgeview Elementary School
560 West Spartan Dr Sparta MI, 49345, Kent County Phone: 616-887-8218 Ranking:  (1,149 out of 2,213, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Sparta Area Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 614 | 611 | 604 | 593 | 671 | 682 | 790 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 204 | 33.2% | 237 | 38.8% | 197 | 32.6% | 213 | 35.9% | 243 | 36.2% | 282 | 41.3% | 18 | 2.3% |
| Grade 1: | 229 | 37.3% | 180 | 29.5% | 215 | 35.6% | 201 | 33.9% | 208 | 31.0% | 194 | 28.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 181 | 29.5% | 194 | 31.8% | 192 | 31.8% | 179 | 30.2% | 182 | 27.1% | 206 | 30.2% | 186 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 38 | 5.7% | NA | NA | 20 | 2.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 330 | 53.7% | 327 | 53.5% | 315 | 52.2% | 309 | 52.1% | 355 | 52.9% | 350 | 51.3% | 404 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 284 | 46.3% | 284 | 46.5% | 289 | 47.8% | 284 | 47.9% | 307 | 45.8% | 321 | 47.1% | 379 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 18.2% | 84 | 13.7% | 96 | 15.9% | 92 | 15.5% | 104 | 15.5% | 66 | 9.7% | 79 | 10.0% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.0% |
| White: | 479 | 78.0% | 504 | 82.5% | 490 | 81.1% | 490 | 82.6% | 554 | 82.6% | 596 | 87.4% | 684 | 86.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 46.7% | 293 | 48.0% | 279 | 46.2% | 250 | 42.2% | 281 | 41.9% | 224 | 32.8% | 208 | 26.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.7% | 26 | 4.3% | 29 | 4.8% | 41 | 6.9% | 46 | 6.9% | 58 | 8.5% | 68 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.38 | 18.80 | 17.69 | 17.70 | 21.23 | 19.50 | 20.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 86.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 57.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 85.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 81.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 58.8% |
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* Ridgeview Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.