Ridgewood Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in East Moline, Illinois, Ridgewood Elem School instructs 407 students from grades K through 4, part of East Moline SD 37.

East Moline SD 37 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,641 students; Ridgewood Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Ridgewood Elem School lists that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Rock Island County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, Ridgewood Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.0%; this one delivers 27.3%.

In the surrounding community, Rock Island County reports that median household income runs about $67,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rock Island County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), Ridgewood Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glenview Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgewood Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ridgewood Elem School has shrank 5%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 39% to 32%.

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