Ridge Lawn Elementary School

Ridge Lawn Elementary School is one of the sprawling elementary-level communitys in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, with 572 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Ridge Lawn Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Chicago Ridge SD 127-5, a district that works with 1,485 students overall.

Demographically, Ridge Lawn Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Ridge Lawn Elementary School shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ridge Lawn Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Ridge Lawn Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: H L Richards High Sch(Campus), around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridge Lawn Elementary School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Ridge Lawn Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 572). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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