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Ridgewood Community High School

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Ridgewood Community High School ranks 181 st of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Ridgewood Community High School is a public high school located in Norridge, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 943 students. The school is part of the Ridgewood CHSD 234 district, which is ranked 234 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgewood Community High School consistently ranks in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 181-320 out of 698-699 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT, is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. Ridgewood Community High School's performance is stronger than the Ridgewood CHSD 234 district average, indicating the school is a high-performing asset within the district. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, with male students and English Language Learner students ranking particularly high compared to their peers statewide.

Ridgewood Community High School has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.2% to 93.7% over the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 1.2% to 2.7% during the same period. The school spends more per student ($19,356 to $21,733) compared to the state average and has a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, ranging from 15.6 to 16.4 students per teacher. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Elmwood Park High School, East Leyden High School, and Maine South High School, Ridgewood Community High School generally outperforms its peers, particularly in academic achievement and graduation rates.

988

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,463

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 W Montrose Ave
Norridge, IL 60706-1153

(708) 456-4242

District: Ridgewood CHSD 234

Feeder schools for Ridgewood Community High School:

Elementary:	J Leigh Elementary School
	Union Ridge Elementary School
Middle:	J Giles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Illinois avg48%

181^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 811Ridgewood CHSD 234 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	68.8	181 of 698	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	216 of 697	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	194 of 699	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	320 of 699	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	281 of 688	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	339 of 701	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	271 of 647	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	227 of 642	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	219 of 643	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	161 of 614	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	60.8	278 of 670	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	260 of 670	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	228 of 665	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.1	171 of 655	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	204 of 643	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	296 of 632	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.8	234 of 624	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.8	359 of 612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.3	433 of 596	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.5	375 of 590	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.6	292 of 592	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.4	249 of 586	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	118 of 148	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	118 of 134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	123 of 141	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	89 of 491	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	113 of 429	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	190 of 428	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	82 of 284	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	47 of 248	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	3 of 217	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	31.7	149 of 205	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	87.0	10 of 189	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	31.3	130 of 183	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	192 of 685	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	254 of 664	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	202 of 656	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	329 of 658	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	297 of 639	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	322 of 665	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	258 of 620	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	173 of 366	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	194 of 336	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	116 of 333	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	172 of 335	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	143 of 317	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	96 of 317	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	36.3	181 of 291	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	83 of 672	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	251 of 639	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	74 of 644	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	236 of 626	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	126 of 611	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	294 of 639	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	117 of 585	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	180 of 685	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	189 of 668	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	194 of 668	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	285 of 664	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	271 of 653	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	335 of 675	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	265 of 619	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	110 of 527	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	113 of 482	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	202 of 476	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	72 of 493	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	206 of 453	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	169 of 473	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	191 of 374	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	187 of 564	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	201 of 554	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	211 of 557	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	353 of 560	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	260 of 553	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	404 of 552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	250 of 548	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)77th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Science52%+4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

I have noticed, unfortunately, that many of the kids who attend this school are not very intelligent. I have spoken to many after living in the area for years, and I must say that I am not impressed by the academics and common sense of these kids. Their academics and test scores are not up to par, and many lack the skill of communicating on more important topics than the latest movie. I also do not like the lack of diversity and culture these children experience, and it is upsetting that many of these children will not be prepared for college and a career. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 27, 2012

Very unorganized ,horrible communication can see why they rank 172 Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 17, 2011

we are a small community surrounded by the city of Chicago, Ridgewood is a great school with great opportunities Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Meningococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgewood Community High School	Public	9-12	7500 W Montrose Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Ridgewood CHSD 234	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 456-4242	988	60	16.4		615 (62.2%)	2 (0.2%)	272 (27.5%)	81 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	68.8	181^st of 698 public high schools	74.1%		61.1	216^th of 697 public high schools	69.0%	35	72.8	59.1	45.0	29.1	50.5	50.4	57.9	38.9	52.5								99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.6	$22,463	$355	$22,108
Taft High School	Public	7-12	6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1000	4,487	275	16.3	50.6%	1,768 (39.4%)	134 (3.0%)	2,017 (45.0%)	335 (7.5%)	15 (0.3%)	27 (0.6%)	189 (4.2%)	55.8	293^rd of 698 public high schools	58.0%		53.8	274^th of 697 public high schools	60.7%	19	62.0	53.2	33.3	29.6	46.7	43.1	50.4	29.8	46.4	88.4	91.7	94.3	93.0	90.4	72.4	81.2	87.8	94.6	94.5	94.5	89.2	93.1	93.7	75.9	$15,050	$888	$14,162
Chicago Academy High School	Public	9-12	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0146	580	48	12.0	77.2%	91 (15.7%)	29 (5.0%)	444 (76.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	59	257^th of 698 public high schools	63.2%		29.2	478^th of 697 public high schools	31.4%	221	59.9	55.1	40.8	29.7	52.1	50.7	53.8	23.9	42.7								97.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	91.9	99.1	98.7	86.4	$18,521	$1,665	$16,856
Rickover Naval Academy High School	Public	9-12	5700 W Berteau Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2890	527	33	15.8	64.7%	84 (15.9%)	12 (2.3%)	412 (78.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	40.2	438^th of 698 public high schools	37.2%		28.9	479^th of 697 public high schools	31.3%	41	61.9	48.4	35.4	20.4	36.7	40.1	30.2	17.2	32.8								99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.3	98.8	98.8	96.8	$19,927	$2,069	$17,858
Steinmetz College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3030 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3030	1,230	82	15.0	87.6%	93 (7.6%)	199 (16.2%)	917 (74.6%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	13.8	600^th of 698 public high schools	14.0%		13.2	619^th of 697 public high schools	11.2%	19	24.7	28.9	10.5	9.2	25.3	28.9	17.1	5.9	23.5								82.3	87.6	87.6	87.6	82.2	84.6	86.6	71.4	$20,195	$2,910	$17,285
Vaughn Occupational High School	Public	9-12	4355 N Linder Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3600	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.7	98.6	98.1	91.9
Elmwood Park High School	Public	9-12	8201 W Fullerton Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 452-7272	1,015	73	13.8	59.4%	356 (35.1%)	28 (2.8%)	591 (58.2%)	27 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	56.9	273^rd of 698 public high schools	60.9%		53.5	278^th of 697 public high schools	60.1%	5	56.9	56.2	31.5	23.6	49.7	46.7	54.2	35.1	47.1								97.9	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	97.1	98.0	93.4	$17,503	$854	$16,649
East Leyden High School	Public	9-12	3400 Rose St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-3023	1,840	123	14.9	54.0%	652 (35.4%)	28 (1.5%)	1,079 (58.6%)	51 (2.8%)	13 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	58	262^nd of 698 public high schools	62.5%		58.5	234^th of 697 public high schools	66.4%	28	58.5	54.3	43.7	29.6	47.8	52.4	45.6	33.5	39.7								96.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.6	96.6	96.8	94.6	$24,708	$956	$23,752
Ralph J Frost Academy	Public	9-12	1177 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 292-6521	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.1
Maine South High School	Public	9-12	1111 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 825-7711	2,494	151	16.5		1,944 (77.9%)	21 (0.8%)	301 (12.1%)	134 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	84 (3.4%)	95.2	32^nd of 698 public high schools	95.4%		96.1	38^th of 697 public high schools	94.5%	6	87.9	82.3	61.7	55.8	79.0	80.1	73.5	65.6	75.0								98.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.8	98.1	98.6	97.4	$22,417	$456	$21,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgewood Community High School

What district is Ridgewood Community High School in?

Ridgewood CHSD 234

Is Ridgewood Community High School a good school?

Ridgewood Community High School ranks 181^st of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgewood Community High School?

Students at Ridgewood Community High School are 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Ridgewood Community High School?

Ridgewood Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J Leigh Elementary School
Elementary : Union Ridge Elementary School
Middle : J Giles Elementary School

How many students attend Ridgewood Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Ridgewood Community High School.

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