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What's one thing Ridge Central Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO RIDGE SD 127-5·NCES 170999001230
Ridge Central Elementary School
10800 Lyman Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 · (708) 636-2001 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
276 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Ridge Central Elementary School→Elden D Finley Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Chicago Ridge SD 127-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.8pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 14.6% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Ridge Central Elementary School
Ridge Central Elementary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Central Elementary School this school | 508 | 54.3% | 32.9% |
| Troy Craughwell School Joliet | 526 | 54.4% | 47.9% |
| Mary Endres Elementary School Woodstock | 431 | 55.9% | 47.3% |
| Gavin Central Elementary School Ingleside | 467 | 52.0% | 32.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Rochelle | 491 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Locust Elementary School Marengo | 501 | 55.5% | 51.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Ridge Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,162 of 1,925 | #350 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #1,406 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #440 of 829 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,128 of 2,077 ▲ 334 | #371 of 829 ▲ 155 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #527 of 2,419 | #257 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #897 of 2,035 | #418 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #323 of 2,042 | #135 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #1,182 of 2,132 | #581 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #381 of 615 | #118 of 186 |
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. 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
508
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 450
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 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 61% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 61% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 32.5 | 14.7:1 | 50% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (477 to 508); teachers up 20% (32.5 to 39).
About Ridge Central Elementary School
Ridge Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. Enrolled students number 508 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 is the district for Ridge Central Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 1,485 students.
The most common group at Ridge Central Elementary School is White students, at 44%. The school is also 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook 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.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.0:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Ridge Central Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ridge Central Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.9% is 7.3 points below the 40.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Elden D Finley Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Ridge Central Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.9% is below the 40.7% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Ridge Central Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 15 students since 2020-21, to 508.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
- Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Other schools in Chicago Ridge
- Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Elden D Finley Jr High School0.1 mi · 405
- Ridge Lawn Elementary School0.6 mi · 572
- H L Richards High School(Campus)0.8 mi · 1,702
- Worth Elementary School1.0 mi · 413
- Worth Jr High School1.1 mi · 330
- Columbus Manor Elementary School1.4 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridge Central Elementary School?
Ridge Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ridge Central Elementary School serve?
Ridge Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ridge Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Ridge Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ridge Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridge Central Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ridge Central Elementary School in?
Ridge Central Elementary School is part of Chicago Ridge SD 127-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.