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Cedar Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Illinois, serving 386 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, which is ranked 432 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cedar Ridge Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with only 22.4% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 13.4% proficient in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.1% to 26.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.21% to 68.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While some nearby schools within the same district, such as Glenn Elementary School and Fox Creek Elementary School, generally outperform Cedar Ridge Elementary School, other nearby schools in the Bloomington School District 87, such as Bent Elementary School and Sheridan Elementary School, also struggle with low academic performance, similar to Cedar Ridge Elementary School.

418

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,628

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2808 Breezewood Blvd
Bloomington, IL 61704-9347

(309) 557-4413

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

Students who attend Cedar Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Evans Junior High School
High:	Normal Community High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.7%

White:

37.8%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg47%

Illinois avg44%

1,796^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Elementary Schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5

432^nd of 811McLean County Unified School District 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
2025	14.7	1796 of 2056	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1518 of 2067	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1414 of 2077	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1595 of 2082	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1612 of 1948	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1432 of 2086	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1427 of 2037	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1452 of 2044	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.6	1255 of 2046	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.0	1207 of 2052	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	1049 of 2093	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	1314 of 2167	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.5	1653 of 2166	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1502 of 2147	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.0	1516 of 2139	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	1405 of 2120	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	1383 of 2092	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.9	1447 of 2095	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	1429 of 2086	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.5	1358 of 2022	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.9	1122 of 2030	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.1	1009 of 2020	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	773 of 1049	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	686 of 886	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	408 of 907	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	702 of 788	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	743 of 826	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	473 of 788	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	494 of 768	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	387 of 537	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	593 of 743	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	442 of 718	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1616 of 1942	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1421 of 1942	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1242 of 1957	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1632 of 1970	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1465 of 1680	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1501 of 2019	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1443 of 1964	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	836 of 982	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	766 of 959	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	755 of 970	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	923 of 954	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	734 of 742	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	843 of 955	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	685 of 938	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1661 of 1800	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1430 of 1793	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1417 of 1808	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1545 of 1763	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1390 of 1514	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1412 of 1816	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1287 of 1765	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1794 of 1947	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1424 of 1959	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1466 of 1984	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1377 of 1977	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1448 of 1707	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1277 of 2019	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1280 of 1972	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1083 of 1292	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1054 of 1195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	746 of 1156	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	645 of 1113	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	565 of 640	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	658 of 1194	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	232 of 763	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1332 of 1389	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1208 of 1392	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1161 of 1419	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1308 of 1425	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1237 of 1308	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1091 of 1462	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1063 of 1463	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (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	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 All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2808 Breezewood Blvd	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4413	418	34	12.3	69.9%	158 (37.8%)	47 (11.2%)	170 (40.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	14.7	1796^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.6%		25.8	1518^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.6%	278	26.4	21.4	18.3	27.8	22.4	17.5	14.8	7.4	13.4	96.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	99.6	94.3	97.0	$14,628	$1,936	$12,692
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 Danbury Dr	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4423	287	26	11.2	52.6%	177 (61.7%)	37 (12.9%)	45 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	50.5	997^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.5%		64.1	661^st of 2067 public elementary schools	68.0%	336	28.6	58.0	59.3	41.9	53.7	60.0	38.9	19.0	40.4	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	98.7	98.4	$20,097	$2,240	$17,857
Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 662-4302	446	32	14.1	53.1%	193 (43.3%)	98 (22.0%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	51.5	975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.4	1038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.8%	63	50.7	40.0	51.3	49.3	46.8	37.3	40.8	38.6	38.9	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		98.8	98.3	$14,549	$2,058	$12,491
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Jackson St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 827-8091	303	26	11.8	76.2%	80 (26.4%)	104 (34.3%)	54 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.1%)	18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		22.2	1617^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	95	19.6	15.2	37.0	26.8	26.9	10.9	29.6	12.5	17.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	17.3	98.0	96.7	$17,915	$3,787	$14,128
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 829-7034	379	23	16.1	40.6%	253 (66.8%)	43 (11.3%)	39 (10.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.4	642^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.9%	11	68.9	51.4	46.9	84.4	57.9	47.3	37.5	53.3	45.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.0	98.6	$13,452	$1,990	$11,463
Bent Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 N Roosevelt Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-4315	389	27	14.4	66.8%	90 (23.1%)	56 (14.4%)	201 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.1	1514^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.8%	38	20.5	44.0	35.7	26.7	35.8	46.0	23.2	11.1	27.2	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.5	96.1	$18,844	$3,131	$15,714
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1403 W Walnut St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-2359	314	28	11.0	82.8%	78 (24.8%)	148 (47.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (20.4%)	11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.4	1960^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	81	15.7	32.9	5.7	25.5	22.4	20.0	3.8	0.0	9.2	95.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.5	96.4	96.1	$18,445	$4,084	$14,361
Fox Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	3910 Timberwolf Trl	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4416	292	22	13.2	71.9%	95 (32.5%)	107 (36.6%)	61 (20.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	27.5	1497^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.9	1714^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.1%	217	36.6	24.5	17.0	34.1	24.8	32.7	23.4	31.7	29.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6	$21,328	$2,773	$18,554
Glenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 Glenn Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4418	272	16	16.5	49.3%	91 (33.5%)	47 (17.3%)	35 (12.9%)	70 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	966^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.3%	21	45.0	41.7	43.6	66.7	50.9	38.9	43.6	35.0	39.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		96.9	96.5	$12,744	$706	$12,038
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2106 Arrowhead Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 663-2351	299	34	8.7	55.5%	96 (32.1%)	105 (35.1%)	47 (15.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.1%)	38.6	1239^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%		22.1	1624^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.4%	385	23.5	57.4	44.4	27.5	42.8	53.2	33.3	11.8	32.2	97.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	98.9	$21,795	$4,626	$17,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Ridge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cedar Ridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Evans Junior High School
High : Normal Community High School

What district is Cedar Ridge Elementary School in?

McLean County Unified School District 5

How many students attend Cedar Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Cedar Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Cedar Ridge Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 38% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cedar Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Cedar Ridge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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