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North Ridge Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

1103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

North Ridge Middle School serves 740 students in grades 7–8 in Danville, Illinois, and is the largest school in its nearby comparison group. Its 2025–26 results show a clear concern: all-grades proficiency was 27% in English language arts (ELA) and 10% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide; eighth-grade science proficiency was 26%, versus 52% statewide. The most important finding is that achievement remains substantially below state levels, especially in math.

Compared with nearby schools, North Ridge is closest to its district in ELA: proficiency was 26.7%, nearly matching Danville CCSD 118 at 26.9%. Math is weaker: North Ridge’s 9.6% was below the district’s 13.9% and the state’s 39.6%. In same-grade comparisons, North Ridge had the lowest seventh-grade ELA and math results among nearby schools; its seventh-grade rates were 27.8% and 15.8%, while nearby schools’ results ranged from 42.4% to 65.2% in ELA and 18.8% to 30.0% in math. Eighth-grade science was also lowest among the nearby schools with reported results, at 25.7% versus 35.6%–48.1%. Eighth-grade math results for several nearby schools were suppressed, so those comparisons cannot be made.

Scores have improved over three years, but the state gaps remain wide: ELA rose from 19% in 2023–24 to 27% in 2025–26, and math from 6% to 10%; over that period, the gaps to the state widened by 7 points in ELA and 8 in math. SchoolDigger ranks North Ridge in the 2nd statewide percentile with 0 stars, down from the 45th percentile in 2014–15. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 21.1:1, compared with a nearby-school average of 16.7:1; 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, versus 64% across nearby schools. These are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves homeless students ranked it at the 62nd percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 8th percentile that year; the group ranking had been at the 8th percentile in 2022–23, so it is a year-specific result rather than a steady trend.

740

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,766

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1619 N Jackson St
Danville, IL 61832-1879

(217) 444-3400

District: Danville CCSD 118

Students who attend North Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Danville High School

Feeder schools for North Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.0%

White:

28.5%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Illinois avg49%

1,103^rd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

713^th of 738Danville CCSD 118 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	5.0	1103 of 1126	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1262 of 1368	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1207 of 1363	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1189 of 1367	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1052 of 1369	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1149 of 1356	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	980 of 1293	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	1064 of 1293	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	801 of 1294	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	722 of 1302	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	910 of 1322	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.1	1034 of 1367	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1072 of 1365	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	1098 of 1344	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	945 of 1327	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	999 of 1318	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	872 of 1293	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	911 of 1287	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.6	874 of 1272	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	789 of 1209	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.7	716 of 1204	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.6	665 of 1185	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	514 of 574	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	518 of 548	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	477 of 569	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	369 of 573	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	501 of 565	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	369 of 511	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	622 of 694	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	528 of 674	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	281 of 483	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	162 of 486	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	185 of 454	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	123 of 339	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	32 of 285	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	849 of 867	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1117 of 1248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1052 of 1251	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1065 of 1275	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	983 of 1286	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1074 of 1276	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	986 of 1226	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	365 of 483	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	537 of 669	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	416 of 643	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	608 of 661	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	552 of 662	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	466 of 590	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	760 of 788	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	1132 of 1229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1083 of 1219	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1128 of 1234	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1060 of 1221	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1128 of 1217	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	959 of 1161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	810 of 829	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1184 of 1271	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1157 of 1264	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1156 of 1292	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	991 of 1286	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1106 of 1296	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	881 of 1223	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	200 of 204	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	170 of 194	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	169 of 195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	164 of 179	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	668 of 812	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	694 of 802	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	659 of 805	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	632 of 781	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	671 of 792	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	731 of 754	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	859 of 884	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	817 of 875	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	859 of 895	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	794 of 898	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	774 of 905	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	753 of 889	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-30 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 10, 2011

They have a great staff that is very supportive and helpful. Their gifted program (MATS) is one of the best I've ever seen. They also have award-winning show choirs and an amazing band and orchestra. Their are also many sports and clubs available. They offer many opportunities to children of all backgrounds, ethnicity, and interests. 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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
North Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	1619 N Jackson St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3400	740	35	21.1	88.2%	211 (28.5%)	355 (48.0%)	78 (10.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.2%)	5	1103^rd of 1126 public middle schools	2.0%		12.7	1262^nd of 1368 public middle schools	7.7%	159		25.7			27.8	25.7	26.7			15.8	3.2	9.6	98.2%		$17,766	$696	$17,071
South View Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	133 E 9th St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-1800	664	36	18.7	93.1%	153 (23.0%)	361 (54.4%)	68 (10.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.1%)								(n/a)	17.0		18.3	26.3			22.5	4.9	9.1			7.1	99.2%		$17,530	$847	$16,683
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	Public	5-8	17302 E 2750 North Rd	Bismarck	61814	Vermilion County	Bismarck Henning CUSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 759-7301	246	18	13.6	44.3%	216 (87.8%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	48.6	544^th of 1126 public middle schools	51.7%		50	620^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.7%	76	49.1	48.1	47.3	78.0	65.2	59.3	62.2	25.5	42.0	22.7		26.2	96.1%		$16,124	$53	$16,071
Westville Junior High School	Public	7-8	412 Moses Ave	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-2185	205	9	22.7	58.0%	184 (89.8%)	5 (2.4%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	12.7	1007^th of 1126 public middle schools	10.6%		13.7	1241^st of 1368 public middle schools	9.3%	234		36.3			42.4	25.6	33.7			18.8		13.1	97.3%		$14,500	$126	$14,374
Mary Miller Junior High School	Public	6-8	414 W West St	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 662-6606	192	16	12.1	69.8%	167 (87.0%)	5 (2.6%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	35.7	717^th of 1126 public middle schools	36.3%		38.1	805^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.2%	88		47.6		41.4	58.3	66.7	55.8			30.0	28.6	22.1	100%		$16,497	$761	$15,736
Salt Fork Junior High School	Public	6-8	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork Community Unit District 512	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 288-9306	202	12	16.6	55.4%	183 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	32	764^th of 1126 public middle schools	32.1%		38.2	803^rd of 1368 public middle schools	41.3%	39		35.6		56.9	51.6	60.3	56.5		32.8	27.4		22.3	99%		$12,526	$287	$12,239

Frequently Asked Questions about North Ridge Middle School

What district is North Ridge Middle School in?

Danville CCSD 118

What high school do graduates of North Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Danville High School

Is North Ridge Middle School a good school?

North Ridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Ridge Middle School?

Students at North Ridge Middle School are 48% African American, 29% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

How many students attend North Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended North Ridge Middle School.

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