North Ridge Middle School

North Ridge Middle School is one of the sizable middle-grades schools in Danville, Illinois, part of Danville CCSD 118, with 740 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. That puts it 60% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Danville CCSD 118 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,940 students. North Ridge Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, North Ridge Middle School lists that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 29% White, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Vermilion County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Ridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.6%; this one delivers 16.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Vermilion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,877 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. North Ridge Middle School is one of 41 public schools in Vermilion County (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students).

Edison Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Ridge Middle School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 19.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. North Ridge Middle School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 785 (now 740). The White share of enrollment shrank from 42% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.