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What's something Ridgewood Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MOLINE SD 37·NCES 171317001565
Ridgewood Elementary School
814 30th Ave, East Moline, IL 61244 · (309) 755-1585 · Rock Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
398 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Ridgewood Elementary School→Glenview Middle School
Based on grade levels within East Moline SD 37. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 21.3% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Ridgewood Elementary School
Ridgewood Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Elementary School this school | 407 | 97.8% | 27.3% |
| Bowlesburg Elementary School Silvis | 324 | 96.9% | 27.5% |
| George Washington Elementary School Moline | 323 | 84.8% | 22.5% |
| Jordan Elementary Community School Chicago | 487 | 89.3% | 21.2% |
| Minnie Minoso Academy Chicago | 304 | 89.8% | 28.3% |
| Frances Willard Elementary School Rock Island | 312 | 89.1% | 26.6% |
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 Ridgewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,373 of 1,925 | #18 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #1,532 of 2,077 ▼ 405 | #20 of 28 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,553 of 2,077 ▼ 275 | #15 of 28 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #969 of 2,419 | #6 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,610 of 2,035 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #13 of 2,042 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #75 of 2,132 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #1,214 of 1,461 | #15 of 19 |
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
407
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 444
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 | 407 | 26.6 | 15.3:1 | 98% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 28.5 | 14.5:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 30.4 | 13.6:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 27.7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 62% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (427 to 407); teachers down 4% (27.7 to 26.6).
About Ridgewood Elementary School
At 814 30th Ave in East Moline, Illinois, Ridgewood Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Its 407 students are spread across kindergarten through 4.
East Moline SD 37 enrolls 2,641 students, and its 6 schools include Ridgewood Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ridgewood Elementary School is White (32%). Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Rock Island County is roughly 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Ridgewood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
Teacher staffing is 26.6 full-time equivalents, or about 15.3 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 98%. On average, public schools in Rock Island County report 65%.
The model predicts 15.0% for a school in Illinois with Ridgewood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ridgewood Elementary School posts 27.3%.
Across Rock Island County, median household income is about $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Rock Island County number 57 and enroll about 21,921.
Glenview Middle School is the public school closest to Ridgewood Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.9%; Ridgewood Elementary School's is 27.3%, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Ridgewood Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 406 to 407, a small change.
The Ridgewood Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Moline SD 37
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Bowlesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
- East Moline Education CenterMiddle
Other schools in East Moline
- United Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,862 students
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Northeast Jr High SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
Other Ridgewood Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ridgewood Elementary. Ridgewood Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolRock Island, IL · 260 students
- Ridgewood ElementaryWinterville, NC · 700 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolHilliard, OH · 598 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 545 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolWest, OH · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Glenview Middle School0.1 mi · 1,092
- United Twp High School0.7 mi · 1,862
- Hillcrest Elementary School0.8 mi · 353
- Wells Elementary School0.9 mi · 307
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 290
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.5 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Ridgewood Elementary School?
Ridgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-04.
Is Ridgewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Ridgewood Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Ridgewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Ridgewood Elementary School?
Ridgewood Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ridgewood Elementary School in?
Ridgewood Elementary School is part of East Moline SD 37.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.