Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST RIDGE SD 142·NCES 171548001865
Ridge Early Childhood Center
5151 149th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452 · (708) 687-2964 · Cook County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
63 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 108 | 44% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 54% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 2% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
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| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Early Childhood Center this school | 245 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Blythe Park Elementary School Riverside | 230 | 18.7% | 72.7% |
| Elwood C C School Elwood | 331 | 29.9% | 54.1% |
| Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago | 308 | 33.8% | 53.2% |
| Rosemont Elementary School Rosemont | 221 | 34.4% | 47.3% |
| Willard Elementary School Evanston | 355 | 22.5% | 60.1% |
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 Early Childhood Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,851 of 2,419 | #756 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,956 of 2,035 | #789 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #468 of 2,042 | #178 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #1,855 of 2,132 | #729 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,118 of 1,461 | #537 of 661 |
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
245
+31 (+14%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 330
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 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 26% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 44% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 15.3 | 14.8:1 | 40% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 16.5 | 15.9:1 | 37% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 33% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 20% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 16 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Early Childhood Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (262 to 245); teachers down 21% (16.5 to 13).
About Ridge Early Childhood Center
The public elementary school Ridge Early Childhood Center is located in Oak Forest, Illinois. The school enrolls 245 students in pre-K through kindergarten. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 36% below that mark.
The 4 schools in Forest Ridge SD 142 enroll 1,539 students altogether, Ridge Early Childhood Center among them.
The biggest share of students at Ridge Early Childhood Center, 50%, is White. Next come 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
A staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 4.9 students per teacher. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 40 points.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Ridge Early Childhood Center from the closest public school, Kerkstra Elementary School. The five-mile area around Ridge Early Childhood Center holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count rose 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Forest Ridge SD 142
- Jack Hille Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Kerkstra Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lee R Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Oak Forest
- Oak Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- Arbor Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Jack Hille Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterElementary · 443 students
- Kerkstra Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lee R Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Kerkstra Elementary School0.1 mi · 407
- Oak Forest High School0.6 mi · 1,329
- Jack Hille Middle School0.9 mi · 490
- Lee R Foster Elementary School1.1 mi · 397
- Kolmar Elementary School1.1 mi · 535
- Scarlet Oak Elementary School1.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Early Childhood CenterHow large is Ridge Early Childhood Center?
Ridge Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-KG.
What age range does Ridge Early Childhood Center serve?
Ridge Early Childhood Center serves students from grade PK through grade KG.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge Early Childhood Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridge Early Childhood Center is approximately 18.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridge Early Childhood Center?
Ridge Early Childhood Center reports a student body of 50% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridge Early Childhood Center?
Ridge Early Childhood Center is overseen by Forest Ridge SD 142 in Cook County.
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