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Enrollment
740
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CCSD 118·NCES 171179001392
North Ridge Middle School
1619 N Jackson St, Danville, IL 61832 · (217) 444-3400 · Vermilion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
21.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
653 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 7 | 380 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 49% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Students here typically continue to
North Ridge Middle School→Danville High School
Based on grade levels within Danville CCSD 118. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
19.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
7.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 6.0% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 North Ridge Middle School
North Ridge Middle School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridge Middle School this school | 740 | 88.2% | 16.3% |
| South View Upper Elementary School Danville | 664 | 93.1% | 12.2% |
| West Middle School Rockford | 793 | 79.3% | 16.2% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle School Decatur | 413 | 85.7% | 11.2% |
| Jefferson Middle School Springfield | 517 | 80.7% | 12.1% |
| Washington Middle School Springfield | 516 | 79.8% | 8.3% |
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 North Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #546 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #610 of 640 ▼ 19 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #625 of 640 ▼ 38 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #110 of 691 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #553 of 558 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #73 of 560 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #44 of 581 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #340 of 440 | N/A |
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
740
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 849
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 | 740 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 88% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 85% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 42.5 | 16.1:1 | 84% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 68% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 64% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 66% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 52 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 52 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (785 to 740); teachers down 35% (54 to 35).
About North Ridge Middle School
North Ridge Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school. Its address is in Danville, Illinois. The school had 740 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
The 9 schools in Danville CCSD 118 enroll 4,940 students altogether, North Ridge Middle School among them.
At North Ridge Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 48%. The next largest groups are 29% White, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 33 points above the 15% share among Vermilion County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
North Ridge Middle School counts 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 8.2 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 88% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Vermilion County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades North Ridge Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Illinois, North Ridge Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 16.3% actual against a predicted 20.6%.
In Vermilion County (population about 72,386), the median household income is $56,877, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. North Ridge Middle School is one of 41 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from North Ridge Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Edison Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 19.2%, higher than North Ridge Middle School's 16.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, North Ridge Middle School is Town: Distant.
Federal data show 755 students in 2020-21 and 740 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville CCSD 118
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Mark Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Northeast Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Danville
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Mark Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Northeast Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other North Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named North Ridge Middle. North Ridge Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- North Ridge Middle SchoolNORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX · 662 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary School0.4 mi · 233
- Liberty Elementary School1.3 mi · 377
- Danville High School1.3 mi · 1,253
- Mark Denman Elementary School1.5 mi · 545
- Northeast Elementary Magnet School1.7 mi · 347
- Meade Park Elementary School3.1 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About North Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Ridge Middle School?
North Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 740 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does North Ridge Middle School serve?
North Ridge Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Ridge Middle School is approximately 21.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Ridge Middle School?
At North Ridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is North Ridge Middle School in?
North Ridge Middle School is part of Danville CCSD 118.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.