Elementary Schools in Norridge School District 80

Summary:

Norridge School District 80 in Illinois is home to one elementary school, J Leigh Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 622 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the district, consistently outperforming state and district averages in academic proficiency.

J Leigh Elementary School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has been ranked among the top 319 elementary schools in Illinois out of 2,056 in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 66.4% and 67.6%, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year, surpassing the district and state averages. Despite having a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 48.07% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has been able to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student body.

While J Leigh Elementary School has a higher spending per student of $12,983 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1 to 1 compared to national averages, these resources appear to contribute to the school's academic success. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year is an area for potential improvement, but overall, J Leigh Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution within the Norridge School District 80.

District Detail

8151 W Lawrence Ave
Norridge, IL 60706-3136

(708) 583-2068

SchoolDigger Rank:
171^st of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 1,111

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8151 W Lawrence Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 583-2068	612	44	14.0	41.7%	421 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (18.5%)	69 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	83.3	319^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.5%		74.2	489^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.3%	170	63.6	69.2	66.4	68.6	66.7	67.6	91.9	92.7	92.7	92.7	94.0	92.1	92.2	8.9	$13,441	$707	$12,735

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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