Enrollment
212
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RIDGE CCSD 95·NCES 171722002023
Grand Ridge School
400 W Main St, Grand Ridge, IL 61325 · (815) 249-6225 · LaSalle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
73 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 43.3% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Grand Ridge School
Grand Ridge School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ridge School this school | 212 | 34.4% | 57.8% |
| Community Cons School Pinckneyville | 210 | 36.2% | 37.9% |
| Trenton Elementary School Trenton | 207 | 36.7% | 62.2% |
| Field Elementary School Texico | 233 | 36.5% | 37.6% |
| Southside School Morrison | 200 | 37.5% | 47.8% |
| Flanagan Elementary School Flanagan | 197 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
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 Grand Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #375 of 1,925 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #641 of 2,077 ▼ 175 | #6 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #504 of 2,077 ▼ 240 | #6 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #2,007 of 2,419 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #90 of 2,035 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,747 of 2,042 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,685 of 2,132 | #16 of 19 |
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
212
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 402
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 | 212 | 22 | 9.6:1 | 34% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 23 | 9.3:1 | 33% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 29% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 21 | 9.4:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 27% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 30 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Ridge School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (197 to 212); teachers up 5% (21 to 22).
About Grand Ridge School
The public elementary school Grand Ridge School is located in Grand Ridge, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 212 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 44% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Grand Ridge School is a school in Grand Ridge CCSD 95.
The share of students at Grand Ridge School who are White is 92%. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
A staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.6:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in LaSalle County is 19 points.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Grand Ridge School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Grand Ridge School scores 57.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.6%.
In the surrounding county, LaSalle County, median household income comes to about $73,045, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 54 public schools and about 14,523 students.
The closest school to Grand Ridge School is Central Intermediate School, located about 5.8 miles away. Grand Ridge School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Grand Ridge School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 57.8% versus a 40.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put Grand Ridge School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (207) to 2024-25 (212).
The Grand Ridge School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Grand Ridge schools
One other US public school is named Grand Ridge. Grand Ridge School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- GRAND RIDGE SCHOOLGRAND RIDGE, FL · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Central Intermediate School5.8 mi · 339
- Shepherd Middle School5.9 mi · 353
- Centennial Elementary School6.0 mi · 482
- McKinley Elementary School6.0 mi · 364
- Northlawn Jr High School7.0 mi · 614
- Deer Park C C Elementary School7.2 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Ridge SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Ridge School?
Grand Ridge School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Grand Ridge School serve?
Grand Ridge School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Ridge School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand Ridge School is approximately 9.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Ridge School?
At Grand Ridge School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Grand Ridge School public or private?
Grand Ridge School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Ridge CCSD 95.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.