Ridgeview Jr High School

Ridgeview Jr High School is one of the one-room-style intermediate schools in Colfax, Illinois, overseen by Ridgeview CUSD 19, with 107 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Ridgeview Jr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Ridgeview CUSD 19, a district that educates 520 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridgeview Jr High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ridgeview Jr High School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Ridgeview Jr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.9%; Ridgeview Jr High School posts 29.4%, -19.4 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for McLean County indicate median household income runs about $79,905, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, McLean County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students), of which Ridgeview Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgeview High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgeview Jr High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ridgeview Jr High School has contracted 18%, going from 131 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 89% to 84%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.