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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371003644
Nature Ridge Elementary School
1899 Westridge Blvd, Bartlett, IL 60103 · (630) 372-4647 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
141 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
58.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 33.8% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Nature Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #488 of 1,925 | #137 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #650 of 2,077 | #192 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #734 of 2,077 | #238 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #721 of 2,419 | #337 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #804 of 2,035 | #382 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #96 of 2,042 | #43 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #205 of 1,461 | #129 of 661 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
458
-183 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 19.7:1
% White
31%
was 39%
% Hispanic
29%
was 40%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
32%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 458 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 33.8 | 14.0:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 30% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 32.6 | 19.7:1 | 42% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nature Ridge Elementary School.
About Nature Ridge Elementary School
Nature Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Bartlett, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 458 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 20% above average.
A total of 51 schools make up SD U-46, with 34,036 students enrolled.
Asian students are the largest group at Nature Ridge Elementary School, with 32% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Cook County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Nature Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Dividing enrollment by its 36 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.7:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 31% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Nature Ridge Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4%, compared with a predicted 53.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The nearest other public school, Liberty Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Nature Ridge Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Nature Ridge Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Nature Ridge Elementary School went from 641 students to 458. The Asian share was 15% in 2017-18 and 32% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.7:1 to 12.7:1.
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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 SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Bartlett
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Eastview Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Prairieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Centennial SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Sycamore Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School1.6 mi · 401
- Clinton Elementary School2.0 mi · 596
- South Elgin High School2.0 mi · 2,665
- Kenyon Woods Middle School2.0 mi · 873
- Huff Elementary School2.2 mi · 577
- Elgin High School2.4 mi · 2,576
Frequently asked questions
About Nature Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Nature Ridge Elementary School?
Nature Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-06.
Is Nature Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nature Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Nature Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Nature Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Nature Ridge Elementary School?
Nature Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 32% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Nature Ridge Elementary School?
Nature Ridge Elementary School is overseen by SD U-46 in Cook County.
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