Hollywood Hill Elementary vs East Ridge Elementary

Hollywood Hill Elementary and East Ridge Elementary sit 4.5 miles apart in Woodinville, Washington, yet both rank among the state's elite. Hollywood Hill Elementary holds the edge with a 9.5/10 overall rating versus East Ridge Elementary's 9.1/10 — a 0.4-point gap that translates to a meaningful state rank difference: #5 of 2,225 Washington schools for Hollywood Hill Elementary compared to #44 of 2,225 for East Ridge Elementary. Both are exceptional by any standard, but Hollywood Hill Elementary's position in the top five statewide is rare territory.

On academic measures, Hollywood Hill Elementary scores 9.6/10 against East Ridge Elementary's 9.4/10 — a modest delta, but the growth gap is more pronounced. Hollywood Hill Elementary posts a 9.9/10 growth score versus 9.6/10 at East Ridge Elementary, suggesting that students at Hollywood Hill Elementary are advancing at a faster rate relative to expectations, not just entering with stronger foundations. That 0.3-point growth advantage, stacked on top of the academic gap, is what separates a top-5 school from a top-50 school in a competitive state.

Demographically, East Ridge Elementary is the slightly larger school at 395 students compared to Hollywood Hill Elementary's 345. Hollywood Hill Elementary carries a higher free and reduced-price lunch rate — 17% versus East Ridge Elementary's 9% — indicating it serves a modestly more economically diverse population. The student-teacher ratio favors Hollywood Hill Elementary at 15.0:1 against East Ridge Elementary's 16.5:1, meaning each teacher at Hollywood Hill Elementary is responsible for roughly one and a half fewer students on average, a tangible difference in individual attention at the elementary level.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5, so families with children across that span face no structural difference in grade coverage. The distinctions are calibrated rather than categorical: Hollywood Hill Elementary offers a slightly smaller, more attentive classroom environment with the highest growth score of either school, while East Ridge Elementary delivers strong outcomes in a larger campus setting with an exceptionally low free-and-reduced-lunch rate that reflects its immediate neighborhood demographics.