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Ridge Elementary School

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Ridge Elementary School ranks 946 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 459 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 303 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Elementary School's performance has been mixed compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.5% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to 62.6% in the Plainfield School District and 53.1% in Illinois. In Mathematics, 36% of all students were proficient or better, compared to 43.3% in the Plainfield School District and 38.5% in Illinois. The school has shown stronger performance in ELA for 4th and 5th grade students, but lower performance in Mathematics, particularly in 4th and 5th grades.

When compared to other elementary schools within the Plainfield School District 202, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Charles Reed Elementary, and Meadow View Elementary, Ridge Elementary School's performance is generally on par or slightly lower. However, when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Walnut Trails Elementary and Troy Shorewood School, Ridge Elementary School's performance lags behind, particularly in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

481

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,313

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Caton Ridge Dr
Plainfield, IL 60586-5501

(815) 577-4630

District: Plainfield School District 202

Students who attend Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Drauden Point Middle School
High:	Plainfield South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.6%

White:

35.1%

African American:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg52%

Illinois avg44%

946^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Plainfield School District 202

303^rd of 811Plainfield School District 202 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	946 of 2056	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	836 of 2067	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	880 of 2077	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	960 of 2082	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	903 of 1948	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	743 of 2086	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	524 of 2037	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	501 of 2044	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	615 of 2046	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	59.4	727 of 2052	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	634 of 2093	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	775 of 2167	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	955 of 2166	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.5	822 of 2147	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	925 of 2139	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	959 of 2120	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	1127 of 2092	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	1371 of 2095	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	1289 of 2086	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	1183 of 2022	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.0	1097 of 2030	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.0	1014 of 2020	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	129 of 688	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	142 of 655	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	148 of 692	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	223 of 684	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	49 of 428	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	60 of 711	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	22 of 698	96.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	613 of 1049	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	453 of 886	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	771 of 907	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	84 of 788	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	304 of 826	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	171 of 788	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	254 of 768	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	218 of 537	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	312 of 743	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	204 of 718	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	867 of 1942	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	767 of 1942	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	777 of 1957	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	806 of 1970	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	854 of 1680	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	815 of 2019	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	560 of 1964	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	304 of 982	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	239 of 959	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	184 of 970	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	396 of 954	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	166 of 742	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	301 of 955	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	305 of 938	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	517 of 1800	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	523 of 1793	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	531 of 1808	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	781 of 1763	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	593 of 1514	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	485 of 1816	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	389 of 1765	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	958 of 1947	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	872 of 1959	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	917 of 1984	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1008 of 1977	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	817 of 1707	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	613 of 2019	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	450 of 1972	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	589 of 1292	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	494 of 1195	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	703 of 1156	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	495 of 1113	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	235 of 640	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	387 of 1194	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	837 of 1389	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	758 of 1392	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	845 of 1419	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	878 of 1425	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	787 of 1308	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	717 of 1462	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	482 of 1463	67.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science36%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Caton Ridge Dr	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-4630	481	38	12.8	38.9%	169 (35.1%)	82 (17.0%)	176 (36.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	53	946^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%		54.2	836^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.6%	110	35.5	44.3	62.1	64.5	57.5	41.8	35.6	31.5	36.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		99.4	99.4	$15,313	$684	$14,629
Wesmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	2001 Wesmere Pkwy	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-3244	544	46	11.9	44.3%	237 (43.6%)	106 (19.5%)	171 (31.4%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	37.2	1269^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.1	1172^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	43.3%	97	35.0	31.6	44.8	44.2	40.1	34.3	36.8	24.0	31.4	98.0	97.6	97.6	97.6		97.6	98.0	$16,068	$755	$15,313
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Mirage Ave	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-4828	627	41	15.4	42.6%	277 (44.2%)	139 (22.2%)	168 (26.8%)	15 (2.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	50.6	996^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.6%		50.5	922^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	55.4%	74	46.5	43.0	47.2	54.5	47.7	46.5	30.6	35.6	37.9	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0		95.8	95.6	$14,656	$1,105	$13,551
Troy Hofer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	910 Vertin Blvd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	436	36	12.2	46.1%	159 (36.5%)	87 (20.0%)	151 (34.6%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	66.1	687^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.6%		79.7	374^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.9%	313		53.4	59.5		56.7	53.4	51.2		52.2								$15,855	$196	$15,658
Charles Reed Elementary School	Public	K-5	2110 Clublands Pkwy	Plainfield	60586	Kendall County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 254-2160	641	49	13.2	36.7%	270 (42.1%)	116 (18.1%)	194 (30.3%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	42.7	1149^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.5	1062^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	48.6%	87	38.2	32.8	38.4	54.9	40.9	39.2	33.9	35.2	36.3	97.4	97.1	97.1	97.1		97.3	97.4	$14,002	$831	$13,171
River View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2097 S Bronk Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-4840	584	47	12.5	37.7%	322 (55.1%)	63 (10.8%)	159 (27.2%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	64.2	719^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.0%		63	679^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.2%	40	45.2	64.0	54.1	57.1	58.4	57.0	45.9	37.1	46.5	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.6	98.6	$15,322	$716	$14,606
Jones Elementary School	Public	K-4	800 Barberry Way	Joliet	60431	Kendall County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 290-7100	553	39	14.3	32.4%	275 (49.7%)	74 (13.4%)	158 (28.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)	58.4	848^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.8%		45.6	1031^st of 2067 public elementary schools	50.1%	183		58.0	44.3		50.9	57.1	40.2		48.3	97.0	96.5	96.5	96.5	97.0	96.6	96.8	$14,340	$438	$13,902
Troy Cronin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 E Black Rd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	466	48	9.6	45.5%	147 (31.5%)	99 (21.2%)	181 (38.8%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	67	670^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.4%		58.7	753^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	63.6%	83		62.4	57.9		60.2	53.5	46.1		50.0								$22,128	$378	$21,750
Walnut Trails Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Wynstone Dr	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 290-7400	475	39	12.3	20.2%	309 (65.1%)	48 (10.1%)	83 (17.5%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	85.4	271^st of 2056 public elementary schools	86.8%		72.1	519^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.9%	248		72.8	66.4		69.3	82.6	57.9		69.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.1	98.3	$15,238	$272	$14,967
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Oxford Way	Joliet	60431	Kendall County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-2021	646	50	12.9	38.1%	255 (39.5%)	125 (19.3%)	184 (28.5%)	44 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	51.1	986^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.0%		38.2	1197^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.1%	211	38.7	61.1	44.3	47.9	51.6	56.3	35.8	23.5	39.0	97.8	97.4	97.4	97.4		97.4	97.8	$14,107	$787	$13,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drauden Point Middle School
High : Plainfield South High School

What district is Ridge Elementary School in?

Plainfield School District 202

Is Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Ridge Elementary School ranks 946^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Ridge Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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