Elden D Finley Junior High School

Public 6-8

 10835 Lombard Ave
       Chicago Ridge, IL  60415-2110


(708) 636-2005

District: Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
1023rd of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,122 Help


Students who attend Elden D Finley Junior High School usually attend:

High:    H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Feeder schools for Elden D Finley Junior High School:

Elementary:    Ridge Central Elementary School
    Ridge Lawn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  400

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.0%
Hispanic:
24.5%
African American:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.5% Help


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Compare Details Elden D Finley Junior High School ranks worse than 74.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.15. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elden D Finley Junior High School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elden D Finley Junior High School is $15,122.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Elden D Finley Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elden D Finley Junior High School 1023rd of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Elden D Finley Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Ridge School District 127-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 760th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 49.58 679th 1185 42.7%
2004 48.84 704th 1204 41.5%
2005 57.72 614th 1209 49.2%
2006 66.11 472nd 1272 62.9%
2007 64.86 512th 1287 60.2%
2008 50.85 751st 1293 41.9%
2009 52.86 727th 1318 44.8%
2010 44.57 865th 1327 34.8%
2011 50.15 767th 1344 42.9%
2012 44.92 872nd 1365 36.1%
2013 36.79 918th 1367 32.8%
2014 23.57 1064th 1322 19.5%
2015 37.08 770th 1302 40.9%
2016 25.32 996th 1294 23.0%
2017 23.66 1006th 1293 22.2%
2018 28.20 931st 1293 28.0%
2019 30.46 932nd 1356 31.3%
2021 34.16 746th 1241 39.9%
2022 31.91 876th 1369 36.0%
2023 24.15 1023rd 1367 25.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.54 145th 285 49.1%
2019 39.45 217th 339 36.0%
2021 60.41 40th 277 85.6%
2022 45.66 188th 454 58.6%
2023 31.36 380th 480 20.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.16 267th 602 55.6%
2019 29.57 586th 792 26.0%
2021 39.45 285th 548 48.0%
2022 35.60 465th 781 40.5%
2023 32.48 513th 805 36.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.01 854th 1161 26.4%
2019 34.27 824th 1217 32.3%
2021 45.10 499th 1019 51.0%
2022 45.84 591st 1221 51.6%
2023 32.08 863rd 1234 30.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.07 824th 1226 32.8%
2019 36.61 802nd 1276 37.1%
2021 30.72 683rd 1017 32.8%
2022 33.84 795th 1286 38.2%
2023 20.13 1031st 1275 19.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.74 510th 674 24.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.98 980th 1223 19.9%
2019 24.48 981st 1296 24.3%
2021 33.17 664th 1048 36.6%
2022 31.31 842nd 1286 34.5%
2023 29.20 878th 1292 32.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.49 229th 511 55.2%
2019 41.85 299th 565 47.1%
2021 53.99 110th 385 71.4%
2022 52.68 199th 573 65.3%
2023 27.45 454th 569 20.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.26 423rd 590 28.3%
2019 30.88 464th 639 27.4%
2021 39.62 297th 517 42.6%
2022 31.71 462nd 662 30.2%
2023 20.62 577th 661 12.7%
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Rank History for White students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.48 825th 889 7.2%
2019 15.41 814th 905 10.1%
2021 22.38 653rd 813 19.7%
2022 17.01 797th 898 11.2%
2023 13.67 823rd 895 8.0%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 192 n/a 3 10 n/a n/a n/a 0 205
1990 172 2 7 16 5 n/a n/a 0 202
1991 180 1 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1992 194 1 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 208
1993 206 5 2 10 2 n/a n/a 0 225
1994 312 3 5 9 2 n/a n/a 0 331
1995 329 1 4 15 1 n/a n/a 0 350
1996 329 1 4 15 1 n/a n/a 0 350
1997 331 2 4 16 3 n/a n/a 0 356
1998 332 3 3 15 1 n/a n/a 0 354
1999 306 5 8 17 2 n/a n/a 0 338
2000 323 5 6 17 1 n/a n/a 0 352
2001 318 8 7 22 1 n/a n/a 0 356
2002 322 13 6 22 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 322 13 6 22 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 337 18 4 23 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2005 294 14 2 25 1 n/a n/a 1 337
2006 304 21 1 34 3 n/a n/a 3 366
2007 304 25 1 42 2 n/a n/a 1 375
2008 318 24 4 53 1 n/a n/a 4 404
2009 295 19 5 50 0 n/a n/a 8 377
2010 278 32 10 53 2 n/a n/a 13 388
2011 287 32 7 57 4 0 14 0 401
2012 274 39 6 61 0 0 9 0 389
2013 279 33 6 60 1 0 7 0 386
2014 270 37 8 60 2 0 8 0 385
2015 262 39 7 63 2 0 11 0 384
2016 257 39 7 70 0 0 11 0 384
2017 300 41 7 77 0 0 5 0 430
2018 289 36 7 79 0 0 5 0 416
2019 287 45 6 91 0 0 6 0 435
2020 258 44 9 96 1 1 7 0 416
2021 275 53 10 101 1 2 7 0 449
2022 252 31 4 105 2 1 9 0 404
2023 248 36 6 98 3 1 8 0 400

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 205 13.0 15.7 n/a
1990 202 14.0 14.4 n/a
1991 192 15.0 12.8 n/a
1992 208 13.0 16.0 n/a
1993 225 15.0 15.0 n/a
1994 331 21.0 15.8 n/a
1995 350 21.0 16.7 n/a
1996 350 21.0 16.7 n/a
1997 356 20.9 17.0 n/a
1998 354 20.9 16.9 n/a
1999 338 22.9 14.8 n/a
2000 352 21.8 16.1 n/a
2001 356 22.0 16.2 n/a
2002 363 24.4 14.9 33.1
2003 363 24.4 14.9 33.1
2004 383 24.4 15.7 39.4
2005 337 24.4 13.8 40.2
2006 366 26.6 13.8 38
2007 375 25.0 15.0 44.1
2008 404 24.0 16.8 52.3
2009 377 30.5 12.4 40.4
2010 388 31.0 12.5 50.7
2011 401 32.0 12.5 47.9
2012 389 30.0 12.9 55.8
2013 386 38.3 10.0 57.5
2014 385 34.0 11.3 56.4
2015 384 35.0 10.9 71.1
2016 384 34.0 11.2 71.1
2017 430 33.0 13.0 70
2018 416 34.0 12.2 62.7
2019 435 35.0 12.4 55.9
2020 416 32.0 13.0 52.9
2021 449 n/a n/a n/a
2022 404 32.7 12.3 61.1
2023 400 32.0 12.5 67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 205 13.0 15.7 n/a
1990 202 14.0 14.4 n/a
1991 192 15.0 12.8 n/a
1992 208 13.0 16.0 n/a
1993 225 15.0 15.0 n/a
1994 331 21.0 15.8 n/a
1995 350 21.0 16.7 n/a
1996 350 21.0 16.7 n/a
1997 356 20.9 17.0 n/a
1998 354 20.9 16.9 n/a
1999 338 22.9 14.8 n/a
2000 352 21.8 16.1 n/a
2001 356 22.0 16.2 n/a
2002 363 24.4 14.9 33.1
2003 363 24.4 14.9 33.1
2004 383 24.4 15.7 39.4
2005 337 24.4 13.8 40.2
2006 366 26.6 13.8 38
2007 375 25.0 15.0 44.1
2008 404 24.0 16.8 52.3
2009 377 30.5 12.4 40.4
2010 388 31.0 12.5 50.7
2011 401 32.0 12.5 47.9
2012 389 30.0 12.9 55.8
2013 386 38.3 10.0 57.5
2014 385 34.0 11.3 56.4
2015 384 35.0 10.9 71.1
2016 384 34.0 11.2 71.1
2017 430 33.0 13.0 70
2018 416 34.0 12.2 62.7
2019 435 35.0 12.4 55.9
2020 416 32.0 13.0 52.9
2021 449 n/a n/a n/a
2022 404 32.7 12.3 61.1
2023 400 32.0 12.5 67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.0%98.5%98.5%
201699.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%30.4%
201799.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.1%99.6%60.4%
201899.3%98.6%98.6%98.6%99.1%98.8%99.3%98.8%
201999.3%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.6%99.1%99.3%99.6%
202198.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%96.6%
202299.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.8%99.0%98.5%
202399.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.0%99.2%96.9%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elden D Finley Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $758 (6.5%) $10,857 (93.5%) $11,615
2020 $829 (7.1%) $10,920 (92.9%) $11,749
2021 $1,154 (9.7%) $10,790 (90.3%) $11,944
2022 $1,154 (9.7%) $10,790 (90.3%) $11,944
2023 $2,247 (14.9%) $12,875 (85.1%) $15,122

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 932nd of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1023rd of 1367 Middle schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Elden D Finley Junior High School)28.816.7
 12.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)28.816.7
 12.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Elden D Finley Junior High School)17.612.5
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)17.612.5
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Elden D Finley Junior High School)19.514.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)19.514.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Elden D Finley Junior High School)1818.6
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)1818.6
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Elden D Finley Junior High School)13.310.3
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)13.310.3
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Elden D Finley Junior High School)1411.8
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)1411.8
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Elden D Finley Junior High School)41.323.6
 17.7%
   8th Grade Science (Chicago Ridge School District 127-5)41.323.6
 17.7%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students435400
 8%
African American4536
 20%
American Indian03
Asian66
Hispanic9198
 7.7%
Pacific Islander01
White287248
 13.6%
Two or More Races68
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.9%67.5%
 11.6%


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Students who attend Elden D Finley Junior High School usually go on to attend H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Elden D Finley Junior High School ranks 1023rd of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 400 students attended Elden D Finley Junior High School.

Students at Elden D Finley Junior High School are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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