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Ringwood School Primary Ctr
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Ringwood School Primary Ctr
Ringwood School Primary Ctr is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Ringwood, Illinois, operated by Johnsburg CUSD 12, instructing 420 students in grades pre-K through 2.
Johnsburg CUSD 12 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,681 students. Ringwood School Primary Ctr is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Ringwood School Primary Ctr logs that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with McHenry County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, Ringwood School Primary Ctr has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McHenry County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Ringwood School Primary Ctr is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Harrison Elem School, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Looking at the recent track record. Ringwood School Primary Ctr's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 420). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Ringwood School Primary Ctr community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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Related schools
- Johnsburg High SchoolHigh · 502 students
- Johnsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Johnsburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 373 students
- Harrison Elem School1.7 mi · 447
- Parkland School2.9 mi · 645
- Valley View Elem School3.0 mi · 526
- Johnsburg Elementary School3.1 mi · 386
- Johnsburg Jr High School3.1 mi · 373
- Johnsburg High School3.4 mi · 502