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West Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1336th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

West Ridge Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 627 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Ridge Elementary School faces significant challenges in student performance, with only 41.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 32.2% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to district and state averages. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, performing relatively well, while others, including Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, struggle significantly. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years.

When comparing West Ridge Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Rogers Elementary, Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy, and Decatur Classical Elementary, it becomes clear that there is a wide range of performance, with these higher-performing schools significantly outpacing West Ridge Elementary School on almost all metrics. This suggests that there may be opportunities for West Ridge Elementary School to learn from the practices and strategies of these nearby schools to improve outcomes for all students.

683
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,755
Per pupil spending ?
84.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6700 N Whipple St
       Chicago, IL  60645-4123

(773) 534-8250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend West Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Mather High School
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
34.3%
White:
26.5%
Hispanic:
23.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,336th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 40 pts since 2015
From top 25% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
743rd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 35 pts since 2015
From top 19% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
148th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.31336 of 205635.0%★★☆☆☆
202450.1937 of 206754.7%★★★☆☆
202340.91151 of 207744.6%★★☆☆☆
202249.6938 of 208254.9%★★★☆☆
202135.61159 of 194840.5%★★☆☆☆
201965.0676 of 208667.6%★★★☆☆
201879.2387 of 203781.0%★★★★☆
201776.3441 of 204478.4%★★★★☆
201667.5604 of 204670.5%★★★★☆
201570.9519 of 205274.7%★★★★☆
201451.31066 of 209349.1%★★☆☆☆
201346.51235 of 216743.0%★★☆☆☆
201231.21657 of 216623.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202488.930 of 65595.4%★★★★★
202361.9166 of 69276.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20256.7226 of 2343.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.2193 of 21911.9%★☆☆☆☆
20239.3228 of 2373.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4211 of 2266.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.9220 of 2439.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201841.4157 of 24235.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.5927 of 104911.6%★☆☆☆☆
202449.1351 of 88660.4%★★★☆☆
202336.3518 of 90742.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.8455 of 78842.3%★★☆☆☆
202463.5162 of 82680.4%★★★★☆
202337.2495 of 78837.2%★★☆☆☆
202257.1214 of 76872.1%★★★★☆
202130.1447 of 53716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201969.0106 of 74385.7%★★★★☆
201883.053 of 71892.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.91088 of 194244.0%★★☆☆☆
202455.1764 of 194260.7%★★★☆☆
202345.2987 of 195749.6%★★☆☆☆
202254.5777 of 197060.6%★★★☆☆
201955.4842 of 201958.3%★★★☆☆
201872.9478 of 196475.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.8922 of 9826.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202440.2545 of 95943.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.1703 of 97027.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.9581 of 95439.1%★★☆☆☆
201970.0174 of 95581.8%★★★★☆
201881.799 of 93889.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.8946 of 180047.4%★★☆☆☆
202467.3400 of 179377.7%★★★★☆
202354.7701 of 180861.2%★★★☆☆
202268.3360 of 176379.6%★★★★☆
202162.5375 of 151475.2%★★★★☆
201982.3143 of 181692.1%★★★★★
201894.228 of 176598.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.71400 of 194728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202443.71005 of 195948.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.91212 of 198438.9%★★☆☆☆
202244.5998 of 197749.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.6948 of 170744.5%★★☆☆☆
201971.3499 of 201975.3%★★★★☆
201878.8357 of 197281.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.7811 of 129237.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.8387 of 119567.6%★★★☆☆
202345.4522 of 115654.8%★★★☆☆
202252.8387 of 111365.2%★★★☆☆
201973.6178 of 119485.1%★★★★☆
201844.5340 of 76355.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.81117 of 138919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.91008 of 139227.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.21079 of 141924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0884 of 142538.0%★★☆☆☆
201946.3802 of 146245.1%★★☆☆☆
201857.7582 of 146360.2%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.1743 of 136845.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.0730 of 136346.4%★★☆☆☆
202353.4539 of 136760.6%★★★☆☆
202253.0536 of 136960.8%★★★☆☆
202127.0885 of 124128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201961.9461 of 135666.0%★★★☆☆
201866.5375 of 129371.0%★★★★☆
201772.9290 of 129377.6%★★★★☆
201676.1250 of 129480.7%★★★★☆
201576.0247 of 130281.0%★★★★☆
201464.5453 of 132265.7%★★★☆☆
201340.0860 of 136737.1%★★☆☆☆
201229.01061 of 136522.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202464.3120 of 54878.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.0174 of 1866.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.9174 of 1845.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.8175 of 1928.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9185 of 1986.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.3182 of 2019.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.5163 of 20922.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202432.9424 of 63933.6%★★☆☆☆
202323.3603 of 67410.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.3197 of 48359.2%★★★☆☆
202441.7244 of 48649.8%★★★☆☆
202357.7106 of 48077.9%★★★★☆
202251.3134 of 45470.5%★★★★☆
202131.4232 of 27716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201960.059 of 33982.6%★★★★☆
201875.018 of 28593.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.1578 of 124853.7%★★★☆☆
202439.6708 of 125143.4%★★☆☆☆
202362.8388 of 127569.6%★★★☆☆
202264.2368 of 128671.4%★★★★☆
201954.7525 of 127658.9%★★★☆☆
201863.5395 of 122667.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.9611 of 6698.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.2408 of 64336.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.6440 of 66133.4%★★☆☆☆
202253.4242 of 66263.4%★★★☆☆
201951.1273 of 63957.3%★★★☆☆
201861.8177 of 59070.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.3567 of 122953.9%★★★☆☆
202451.5492 of 121959.6%★★★☆☆
202375.3180 of 123485.4%★★★★☆
202269.2241 of 122180.3%★★★★☆
202147.0462 of 101954.7%★★★☆☆
201975.1191 of 121784.3%★★★★☆
201878.7145 of 116187.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.2792 of 127137.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.2659 of 126447.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.0641 of 129250.4%★★★☆☆
202244.7622 of 128651.6%★★★☆☆
202132.2682 of 104834.9%★★☆☆☆
201965.1374 of 129671.1%★★★★☆
201864.2360 of 122370.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.9383 of 81252.8%★★★☆☆
202436.4453 of 80243.5%★★☆☆☆
202327.0608 of 80524.5%★☆☆☆☆
202255.2189 of 78175.8%★★★★☆
201966.3132 of 79283.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.7612 of 88430.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.9670 of 87523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0643 of 89528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.4571 of 89836.4%★★☆☆☆
201934.7601 of 90533.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.5471 of 88947.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2024)95th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school
Disabled (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-29 vs school
Asian (2025)3rd percentile-32 vs school
Middle school
African American (2024)78th percentile+32 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2024)34th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-37 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%-12 vs state
Mathematics32%-6 vs state
Science16%-27 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended West Ridge Elementary School.

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

High : Mather High School

Students at West Ridge Elementary School are 34% Asian, 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Two or more races.

West Ridge Elementary School ranks 1336th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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