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What's something Elden D Finley Jr High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
405
Middle
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO RIDGE SD 127-5·NCES 170999001229
Elden D Finley Jr High School
10835 Lombard Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 · (708) 636-2005 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
263 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 144 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Chicago Ridge SD 127-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.1% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 12.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Elden D Finley Jr High School
Elden D Finley Jr High School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elden D Finley Jr High School this school | 405 | 64.9% | 30.3% |
| Bradley Central Middle School Bradley | 364 | 65.9% | 31.9% |
| Central Elementary School Kewanee | 353 | 72.8% | 31.5% |
| Geo T Wilkins Jr High School Justice | 508 | 67.1% | 43.7% |
| Central Intermediate School Monmouth | 318 | 59.7% | 30.8% |
| Momence Jr High School Momence | 327 | 71.3% | 31.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Elden D Finley Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #431 of 578 | #70 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #426 of 640 ▲ 65 | #90 of 146 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #502 of 640 ▲ 47 | #104 of 146 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #359 of 691 | #102 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #137 of 558 | #49 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #179 of 560 | #48 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #137 of 581 | #54 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #400 of 440 | #88 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
405
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 192
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 | 405 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 65% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 68% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 63% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 34 | 11.3:1 | 71% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 48% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elden D Finley Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (416 to 405); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About Elden D Finley Jr High School
Elden D Finley Jr High School is a mid-sized middle school in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, (ZIP code 60415). Total enrollment is 405 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Elden D Finley Jr High School falls under Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,485 students.
The share of White students at Elden D Finley Jr High School is 59%, a majority. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Elden D Finley Jr High School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Lunch program data show 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Elden D Finley Jr High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Illinois public middle schools.
Elden D Finley Jr High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3%, compared with a predicted 34.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Elden D Finley Jr High School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ridge Central Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Elden D Finley Jr High School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%.
The allk12 page for Elden D Finley Jr High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
- Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Ridge Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other schools in Chicago Ridge
- Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Ridge Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 508
- Ridge Lawn Elementary School0.6 mi · 572
- H L Richards High School(Campus)0.8 mi · 1,702
- Worth Elementary School0.9 mi · 413
- Worth Jr High School1.0 mi · 330
- Columbus Manor Elementary School1.4 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Elden D Finley Jr High School?
Elden D Finley Jr High School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 06-08.
Is Elden D Finley Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elden D Finley Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Elden D Finley Jr High School have?
Elden D Finley Jr High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Elden D Finley Jr High School?
Student demographics at Elden D Finley Jr High School are roughly 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Elden D Finley Jr High School?
Elden D Finley Jr High School is overseen by Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.