Pleasant Ridge Elem School

Set in Glenview, Illinois, Pleasant Ridge Elem School is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Glenview CCSD 34. It teaches 492 students across grades 3 through 5. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Glenview CCSD 34 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,287 students; Pleasant Ridge Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Pleasant Ridge Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pleasant Ridge Elem School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 18% of students at Pleasant Ridge Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pleasant Ridge Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Pleasant Ridge Elem School is one.

Lyon Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pleasant Ridge Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Ridge Elem School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 69.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Ridge Elem School has decreased 10%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 492 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 64% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.