Nature Ridge Elem School

Nature Ridge Elem School is a moderately sized elementary school in Bartlett, Illinois, overseen by SD U-46. The school caters to 458 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Nature Ridge Elem School sits 20% above that benchmark.

SD U-46 comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 34,036 students; Nature Ridge Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nature Ridge Elem School shows that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Nature Ridge Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nature Ridge Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.7%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Nature Ridge Elem School is one.

Liberty Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nature Ridge Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.3%.

Nature Ridge Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nature Ridge Elem School has fell 29%, going from 641 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 15% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.