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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SD 96·NCES 173399003491
A F Ames Elementary School
86 Southcote Rd, Riverside, IL 60546 · (708) 447-0759 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
151 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 76 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A F Ames Elementary School→L J Hauser Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Riverside SD 96. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
80.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.2% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 68.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A F Ames Elementary School
A F Ames Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A F Ames Elementary School this school | 482 | 31.3% | 76.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Mundelein | 467 | 32.5% | N/A |
| William L Thompson School Lake Villa | 488 | 31.8% | 48.8% |
| Fearn Elementary School North Aurora | 492 | 32.1% | 44.2% |
| Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville | 529 | 31.6% | 45.9% |
| Kolmar Avenue Elementary School Oak Lawn | 391 | 30.9% | 57.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A F Ames Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #56 of 1,925 | #21 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #72 of 2,077 ▼ 10 | #29 of 829 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #132 of 2,077 ▼ 82 | #58 of 829 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #621 of 2,419 | #297 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,633 of 2,035 | #689 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #491 of 2,042 | #189 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #1,750 of 2,132 | #707 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.0% | #66 of 615 | #15 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+232% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 31.2 | 15.4:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 30.7 | 15.3:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 31.7 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 26.5 | 13.9:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A F Ames Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (368 to 482); teachers up 18% (26.5 to 31.2).
About A F Ames Elementary School
Federal records list A F Ames Elementary School as an elementary school in Riverside, Illinois. The school reports 482 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
A F Ames Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Riverside SD 96, with 1,794 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at A F Ames Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 44%. The remaining students are 42% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. A F Ames Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at A F Ames Elementary School is 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 31% of students, or 151, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
In Illinois, A F Ames Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.0% compared with a predicted 53.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A F Ames Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Blythe Park Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. A F Ames Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. A F Ames Elementary School's average proficiency of 76.0% compares with 57.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, A F Ames Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
A F Ames Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 449 in 2020-21 to 482 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside SD 96
- L J Hauser Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Blythe Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Hollywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Riverside Brookfield Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- L J Hauser Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Blythe Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- Blythe Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 230
- L J Hauser Jr High School0.7 mi · 597
- Central Elementary School0.8 mi · 371
- Riverside Brookfield Twp High School1.0 mi · 1,663
- J Sterling Morton West High School1.1 mi · 3,374
- Hollywood Elementary School1.1 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About A F Ames Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A F Ames Elementary School?
A F Ames Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does A F Ames Elementary School serve?
A F Ames Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A F Ames Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A F Ames Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is A F Ames Elementary School?
A F Ames Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees A F Ames Elementary School?
A F Ames Elementary School is overseen by Riverside SD 96 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.