West Ridge Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, West Ridge Elem School is a sprawling elementary-level community, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It enrolls 683 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 79% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

West Ridge Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that instructs 324,396 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Ridge Elem School logs that the most-represented group is Asian (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, West Ridge Elem School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Ridge Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.6%, the actual is 33.1%, a residual of +10.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Ridge Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mosaic School of Fine Arts, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Ridge Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. West Ridge Elem School's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 837 (now 683). The White share of enrollment contracted from 36% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.