Ridge Elementary School

Ridge Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in Plainfield, Illinois, run under Plainfield SD 202. The school works with 481 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 26% bigger than typical.

Across the 30 schools in Plainfield SD 202 (24,556 students total), Ridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ridge Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Ridge Elementary School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.1%; this one delivers 43.9%.

Around the school, Will County reports that median household income runs about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Ridge Elementary School is one.

Drauden Point Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridge Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

Ridge Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Ridge Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 600 (now 481). White enrollment moved from 56% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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