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Ridgely Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ridgely Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 297 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 714 out of 811 districts in the state.

Ridgely Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of Ridgely students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.6% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In mathematics, only 17.2% of Ridgely students were proficient or better, compared to 21.4% in the district and 38.5% statewide. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, compared to the state average of 15-20%. Additionally, 73.06% of Ridgely students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While the nearby Elizabeth Graham Elementary, Feitshans Elementary, and Matheny-Withrow Elementary schools also perform poorly compared to state averages, one notable exception is Iles Elementary School, which consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. This suggests that the challenges faced by Ridgely Elementary may be systemic issues within the district, and targeted interventions may be needed to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's low performance.

343

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,716

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 N 8th St
Springfield, IL 62702-1718

(217) 525-3259

District: Springfield School District 186

Students who attend Ridgely Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lanphier High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

African American:

37.9%

Two or more races:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Illinois avg44%

1,707^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Springfield School District 186

714^th of 811Springfield School District 186 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	18.4	1707 of 2056	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1759 of 2067	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1856 of 2077	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1754 of 2082	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1592 of 1948	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1785 of 2086	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1483 of 2037	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	1448 of 2044	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	1397 of 2046	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1646 of 2052	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	1652 of 2093	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	1712 of 2167	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1916 of 2166	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	1670 of 2147	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1654 of 2139	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1662 of 2120	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.2	1454 of 2092	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.1	1851 of 2095	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	1720 of 2086	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.2	1664 of 2022	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.0	1469 of 2030	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.7	1445 of 2020	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	505 of 688	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	441 of 655	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	548 of 692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	591 of 684	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	214 of 428	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	545 of 711	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	619 of 698	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1709 of 1942	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1725 of 1942	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1618 of 1957	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1642 of 1970	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1441 of 1680	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1856 of 2019	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1330 of 1964	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1482 of 1800	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1644 of 1793	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1634 of 1808	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1625 of 1763	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1358 of 1514	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1621 of 1816	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1035 of 1765	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1555 of 1947	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1605 of 1959	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1826 of 1984	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1673 of 1977	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1391 of 1707	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1465 of 2019	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1512 of 1972	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	103 of 120	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.2	1003 of 1194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1307 of 1389	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1345 of 1392	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1388 of 1419	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1365 of 1425	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1273 of 1308	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1402 of 1462	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1270 of 1463	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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)	% Pneumococcal (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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 N 8th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3259	343	22	15.5	74.1%	141 (41.1%)	130 (37.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.7%)	18.4	1707^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.3	1759^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.9%	52	27.8	16.7	30.2	29.7	25.0	18.8	14.0	18.9	17.2	98.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.3	19.7	$18,716	$2,132	$16,584
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 E Ridgely Ave	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3211	302	25	12.3	79.5%	116 (38.4%)	127 (42.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.6%)	18.8	1694^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.9	1712^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.2%	18	18.0	26.1	28.9	30.0	28.4	21.7	26.7	12.0	19.9	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.0	98.3	98.0		$20,868	$2,063	$18,805
McClernand Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 N 6th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3247	213	18	12.1	80.3%	76 (35.7%)	106 (49.8%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	13.5	1828^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.4	1925^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.9%	97	20.5	7.7	26.5	29.5	21.4	7.7	11.8	15.9	12.0	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3		$22,262	$2,210	$20,052
Enos Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 W Elliott Ave	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3208	245	22	11.1	78.0%	65 (26.5%)	141 (57.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	18.7	1697^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.5%		28.7	1439^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.4%	258	12.2	25.6	46.2	29.3	32.1	15.4	22.2	2.4	12.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6		$22,708	$2,218	$20,489
Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Hastings Rd	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3281	241	20	12.0	70.5%	100 (41.5%)	84 (34.9%)	12 (5.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.0%)	25.3	1556^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.8	1438^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.4%	118	35.1	14.6	25.0	61.1	32.7	12.2	16.7	13.9	14.2	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.0		$20,017	$2,205	$17,812
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Babiak Ln	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 787-3144	243	21	11.5	81.9%	74 (30.5%)	133 (54.7%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.1%)	28	1487^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.1	1622^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.5%	135	21.7	20.0	55.3	34.8	37.7	30.0	32.4	10.9	23.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.6	98.5	98.5		$19,890	$2,458	$17,432
Dubois Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 S Lincoln Ave	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 787-3066	469	31	15.1	66.5%	155 (33.0%)	226 (48.2%)	13 (2.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	11.3	1896^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.8	1860^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.0%	36	17.5	19.0	12.3	27.0	19.1	9.5	9.5	12.7	10.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.3	98.0	98.0		$18,419	$2,063	$16,356
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 W Edwards St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3220	241	41	5.9	74.7%	55 (22.8%)	133 (55.2%)	16 (6.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.9%)	17.4	1732^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.6	1664^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.5%	68	16.7	28.3	17.6	36.1	27.6	19.6	17.6	16.7	18.1	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		$20,283	$2,437	$17,846
Feitshans Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3030	288	23	12.5	84.0%	69 (24.0%)	181 (62.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	4.9	2050^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.5	2058^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	4.4	7.5	12.2	8.9	9.5	5.7	4.1	0.0	3.4	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.3		$21,349	$2,146	$19,203
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 S Pope Ave	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3245	216	21	10.1	83.3%	32 (14.8%)	151 (69.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.0%)	4.8	2052^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.2%		9	2053^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.7%	1	4.0	10.5	3.2	8.0	7.4	5.3	6.5	0.0	4.3	98.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	98.6		$25,788	$2,268	$23,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgely Elementary School

What district is Ridgely Elementary School in?

Springfield School District 186

How many students attend Ridgely Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Ridgely Elementary School.

Is Ridgely Elementary School a good school?

Ridgely Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgely Elementary School?

Students at Ridgely Elementary School are 41% White, 38% African American, 16% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Ridgely Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridgely Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lanphier High School

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