Ride waxay ku dhalatay Los Angeles. Waxay lahayd hal walaal, Karen "Bear" Ride, oo ah wadaad Presbyterian ah. Labada waalid waxay ahaayeen odayaal kaniisadda Presbyterian. Ride hooyadeed waxay u shaqeysay sidii lataliye mutadawacnimo ah xarunta haweenka ee saxda ah. Aabaheed wuxuu ahaa macallin cilmiga siyaasadda ah ee Santa Monica College. Ride waxay dhigtay Portola Junior High (hadda Portola Middle School) ka dibna Birmingham High School ka hor inta aysan ka qalin jabin dugsiga gaarka loo leeyahay ee West School for Girls ee Los Angeles iyada oo leh deeq waxbarasho. Ka sokow inay xiiseyneyso sayniska, waxay ahayd ciyaartoy tennis ah oo heer qaran ah.
Cilmiga xiddigiska iyo laser-yada elektarooniga ah ee bilaashka ah