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What do you wish you knew before starting at Ridge Elementary School?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174004938
Ridge Elementary School
1900 Caton Ridge Dr, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 577-4630 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
187 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 22.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Elementary School
Ridge Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Elementary School this school | 481 | 38.9% | 43.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Evanston | 410 | 40.5% | 53.3% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield | 544 | 44.3% | 35.3% |
| LaSalle II Lang Academy Elementary School Chicago | 589 | 33.3% | 64.4% |
| Troy Hofer Elementary School Shorewood | 436 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #787 of 1,925 | #60 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,091 of 2,077 ▲ 11 | #73 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #757 of 2,077 ▼ 81 | #56 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #626 of 2,419 | #46 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #828 of 2,035 | #39 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #126 of 2,042 | #11 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,576 of 2,132 | #55 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #452 of 1,461 | #23 of 71 |
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
481
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 772
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 | 481 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 38.7 | 11.9:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 36.4 | 13.8:1 | 45% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 40.5 | 14.8:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 19% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (600 to 481); teachers down 7% (40.5 to 37.5).
About Ridge Elementary School
Ridge Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois. It enrolls 481 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 26% larger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Federal data list 30 schools in Plainfield SD 202, with 24,556 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Ridge Elementary School is Hispanic, with 37% of students. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 20% share among Will County residents. The diversity index for Ridge Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Ridge Elementary School totals 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 39% of students (187) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.1%.
The school is in Will County, where median household income comes to about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Will County's 209 public schools enroll about 113,008 students and include Ridge Elementary School.
Drauden Point Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Ridge Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Ridge Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.5%, higher than Ridge Elementary School's 43.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Ridge Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 481 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 517.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other Ridge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ridge Elementary. Ridge Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIDGE, NY · 684 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolMentor, OH · 661 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolDuson, LA · 592 students
- Ridge ElementaryRichmond, VA · 512 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Drauden Point Middle School0.2 mi · 658
- Orenic Intermediate School0.5 mi · 812
- Troy Middle School0.5 mi · 881
- Wesmere Elementary School0.9 mi · 544
- Meadow View Elementary School1.3 mi · 627
- Troy Hofer Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Elementary School?
Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ridge Elementary School serve?
Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Ridge Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridge Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 37% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridge Elementary School?
Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Plainfield SD 202 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.