Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEVIEW CUSD 19·NCES 170010905369
Ridgeview Elementary School
300 S Harrison St, Colfax, IL 61728 · (309) 723-6531 · McLean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
131 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 37 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ridgeview CUSD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.2pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 15.1% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ridgeview Elementary School
Ridgeview Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Elementary School this school | 247 | 53.0% | 36.5% |
| Shiloh Elementary School Hume | 247 | 52.2% | 30.6% |
| South Side Grade School Effingham | 248 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Seymour Elementary School Payson | 233 | 50.2% | 37.4% |
| River Ridge Elementary School Hanover | 224 | 51.8% | 61.4% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School Franklin Grove | 218 | 51.4% | 39.2% |
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 Ridgeview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,041 of 1,925 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,260 of 2,077 ▲ 136 | #21 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,153 of 2,077 ▲ 354 | #19 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #1,833 of 2,419 | #27 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #328 of 2,035 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,598 of 2,042 | #27 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #1,215 of 2,132 | #13 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #656 of 1,461 | #9 of 23 |
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
247
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 263
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 | 247 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 53% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 20.2 | 11.7:1 | 43% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 20.1 | 14.5:1 | 43% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 43% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 21 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 22 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (291 to 247); teachers up 9% (20.1 to 22).
About Ridgeview Elementary School
Ridgeview Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Colfax, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 247 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
Ridgeview CUSD 19 runs Ridgeview Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 520 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Ridgeview Elementary School, about 89 are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 78% White share among all McLean County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Classroom staffing at Ridgeview Elementary School totals 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 53% of students (131) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in McLean County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.9% at Ridgeview Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.5%.
In McLean County, home to about 171,556 people, median household income comes to about $79,905, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,759, Ridgeview Elementary School among them.
Ridgeview Jr High School is the nearest public school to Ridgeview Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Ridgeview Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.5% is below the 51.1% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Ridgeview Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 258 to 247.
The discussion board for Ridgeview Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgeview CUSD 19
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Ridgeview Jr High SchoolMiddle · 107 students
Other schools in Colfax
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Ridgeview Jr High SchoolMiddle · 107 students
Other Ridgeview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 16 states are named Ridgeview Elementary. Ridgeview Elementary School is the 20th largest of the 21.
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolPeoria, IL · 433 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolGray, TN · 704 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryClintwood, VA · 667 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 626 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryGranite Bay, CA · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview Jr High School0.0 mi · 107
- Ridgeview High School0.0 mi · 166
- Lexington High School10.4 mi · 163
- Lexington Elementary School10.4 mi · 238
- Lexington Jr High School10.4 mi · 110
- Prairie Central Elementary School13.2 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridgeview Elementary School?
Ridgeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ridgeview Elementary School serve?
Ridgeview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ridgeview Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Ridgeview Elementary School.
How diverse is Ridgeview Elementary School?
Ridgeview Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgeview Elementary School?
Ridgeview Elementary School is overseen by Ridgeview CUSD 19 in McLean County.
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