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Ridge Central Elementary School

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Ridge Central Elementary School ranks 1146 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ridge Central Elementary School serves 508 prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade students in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, as part of Chicago Ridge School District 127-5. In 2025–26, 49% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 36% in math; fifth-grade science proficiency was 43%. The all-grades ELA and math results were above the district’s but below the state’s. The clearest overall finding is that all-grades ELA and math have risen substantially since 2023–24.

Math is closest to the state benchmark, while fifth-grade ELA is the clearest weak spot. Ridge Central’s ELA result was 7 percentage points above the district and 7 below the state; its math result was 6 points above the district and 3 below the state. In fifth-grade ELA, 43% proficiency was 12 points below the state and 6 below the district, and was the third-lowest result among 10 nearby schools with reported scores; the nearby average was 57%. Fifth-grade math was also below the state and district, at 30% compared with 36% and 32%. Science was a modest bright spot against the district: 43% was 1 point higher, though 5 points below the state and 2 below the nearby-school average.

Since 2023–24, ELA proficiency has risen from 23% to 49%, a 26-point gain, and math from 15% to 36%, a 22-point gain. Chronic absenteeism has also improved: it fell from 28% in 2022–23 to 21% in 2025–26, below the district’s 26% and state’s 24%. SchoolDigger ranks Ridge Central 1,146th of 1,737 statewide, at the 34th percentile with 2 stars; it ranks sixth among 10 nearby schools with a current ranking. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13, close to the nearby average of 13.2, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide group rankings show notably stronger standing for Hispanic Students: the group ranked at the 58th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 34th percentile. English Language Learner Students’ ranking rose from the 1st percentile in 2022–23 to the 45th in 2024–25.

508

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,388

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

10800 Lyman Ave
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415-2250

(708) 636-2001

District: Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

Students who attend Ridge Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Elden D Finley Junior High School
High:	H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Hispanic:

37.4%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

Illinois avg48%

1,146^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

642^nd of 738Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 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
2026	32.6	1146 of 1737	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1278 of 2056	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1428 of 2067	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1436 of 2077	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1411 of 2082	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	986 of 1948	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1225 of 2086	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1096 of 2037	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	1246 of 2044	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	989 of 2046	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	850 of 2052	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.1	1461 of 2093	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.0	1534 of 2167	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	1675 of 2166	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	1460 of 2147	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	1304 of 2139	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	1204 of 2120	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.4	1149 of 2092	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.9	886 of 2095	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	1199 of 2086	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.6	1152 of 2022	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.0	970 of 2030	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.7	1116 of 2020	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	307 of 692	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	583 of 1049	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	507 of 886	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	472 of 907	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	432 of 788	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	502 of 826	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	781 of 788	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	500 of 768	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	70 of 537	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	229 of 743	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	208 of 718	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	980 of 1286	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	1137 of 1942	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1247 of 1942	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1268 of 1957	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1435 of 1970	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1049 of 1680	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1051 of 2019	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	996 of 1964	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	226 of 536	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.6	667 of 982	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	655 of 959	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	651 of 970	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	658 of 954	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	285 of 742	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	540 of 955	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	316 of 938	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	580 of 1001	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	948 of 1800	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	967 of 1793	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1127 of 1808	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1273 of 1763	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	313 of 1514	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	860 of 1816	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	408 of 1765	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1039 of 1311	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	1282 of 1947	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1423 of 1959	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1449 of 1984	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1229 of 1977	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	755 of 1707	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	1315 of 2019	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1097 of 1972	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	554 of 1292	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	569 of 1195	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	764 of 1156	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	713 of 1113	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	661 of 1194	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	469 of 763	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	899 of 1149	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1165 of 1389	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1196 of 1392	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1308 of 1419	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1299 of 1425	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	907 of 1308	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1180 of 1462	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1100 of 1463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2023)56th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-7 vs state

Science43%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 14, 2011

ridge central school has the most worst principal in all the schools ive attended since ever. she is racist, rude, and extremly ignorant. iam an muslim mother and both my kids attend this school. they dont care about our kids. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Lyman Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2001	508	39	13.0	54.3%	221 (43.5%)	55 (10.8%)	190 (37.4%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	32.6	1146^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.0%		37	1278^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.8%	132	42.9	52.1	52.2	42.9		48.9	42.5	36.8	30.3		36.4	91.8%		$17,388	$1,312	$16,076
Ridge Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 105th St	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2002	572	41	13.9	70.3%	431 (75.3%)	54 (9.4%)	55 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	23.9	1295^th of 1737 public elementary schools	25.4%		27	1507^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.7%	212	40.0	27.8	33.9	57.4		39.0	40.3	25.8	33.3		33.5	93.5%		$17,752	$1,703	$16,049
Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11158 S Oak Park Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2801	413	36	11.4	—	244 (59.1%)	18 (4.4%)	134 (32.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	18.8	1410^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.8%		35.7	1298^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.9%	112	32.3	24.1	41.7	36.9		34.4	38.9	40.0	24.6		33.9	93%		$23,548	$1,920	$21,627
Columbus Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Mayfield Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 424-3481	359	28	12.7	57.1%	168 (46.8%)	17 (4.7%)	150 (41.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	66.9	535^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.2%		81.2	368^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.1%	167	59.1	66.7	62.9	79.5		68.8	53.7	50.0	53.5		52.2	97.5%		$17,185	$1,784	$15,402
Worthwoods Elementary School	Public	K-5	11000 S Oketo Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2802	272	19	14.3	—	161 (59.2%)	14 (5.1%)	80 (29.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	17.6	1433^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	17.5%		38	1251^st of 2056 public elementary schools	39.2%	182	34.3	34.1	40.0	41.7		38.3	22.7	34.3			26.1	96.4%		$24,460	$2,089	$22,372
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School	Public	K-5	9620 Normandy Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 598-8090	399	27	15.0	71.9%	220 (55.1%)	27 (6.8%)	104 (26.1%)	23 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	37.5	1056^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.2%		47.7	1043^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	49.3%	13	35.2	46.7	59.3	43.6		50.3	57.8	50.8	20.0		42.1	95.6%		$15,992	$1,208	$14,784
Hazelgreen Elementary School	Public	K-6	11751 S Lawler Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-5351	290	25	11.8	58.3%	92 (31.7%)	49 (16.9%)	126 (43.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	27.1	1235^th of 1737 public elementary schools	28.9%		43.3	1134^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.8%	101	35.9	32.7	49.0	43.6	68.2	48.1	28.6	31.4		29.5	27.3	97.4%		$19,219	$476	$18,744
Sward Elementary School	Public	K-5	9830 S Brandt Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 423-7820	457	31	14.5	44.2%	187 (40.9%)	32 (7.0%)	214 (46.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	67	532^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	69.4%		67.1	663^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	67.8%	131	65.1	57.8	82.6	75.9		71.5	57.8	53.6	36.1		48.9	98.5%		$17,855	$203	$17,651
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	10425 S Kolmar Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 422-1800	391	35	11.2	30.9%	204 (52.2%)	11 (2.8%)	149 (38.1%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	60.2	667^th of 1737 public elementary schools	61.6%		77.8	439^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.6%	228	52.2	60.0	69.0	83.8		71.2	59.4	43.1	36.8		46.3	96.4%		$19,951	$1,511	$18,440
Chippewa Elementary School	Public	1-3	12425 S Austin Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 388-7260	237	18	13.0	—	190 (80.2%)	10 (4.2%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.0%)								(n/a)		75.7				75.7	77.1				77.1	96.6%		$16,537	$410	$16,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Central Elementary School

What district is Ridge Central Elementary School in?

Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

What schools do graduates of Ridge Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Elden D Finley Junior High School
High : H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

How many students attend Ridge Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Ridge Central Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Central Elementary School?

Students at Ridge Central Elementary School are 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Ridge Central Elementary School a good school?

Ridge Central Elementary School ranks 1146^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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