Ridge Central Elementary School
10800 Lyman Ave
Chicago Ridge IL, 60415, Cook County
Phone: 708-636-2001
Ranking: 
(2,026 out of 3,028, bottom 33%)*
(2,026 out of 3,028, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 507 | 509 | 478 | 451 | 458 | 442 | 430 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 49 | 9.7% | 44 | 8.6% | 46 | 9.6% | 42 | 9.3% | 48 | 10.5% | 48 | 10.9% | 44 | 10.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 13.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 77 | 16.1% | 70 | 15.5% | 64 | 14.0% | 70 | 15.8% | 59 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 88 | 17.4% | 72 | 14.1% | 83 | 17.4% | 69 | 15.3% | 76 | 16.6% | 62 | 14.0% | 61 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 14.2% | 84 | 16.5% | 67 | 14.0% | 73 | 16.2% | 71 | 15.5% | 60 | 13.6% | 61 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 16.2% | 69 | 13.6% | 77 | 16.1% | 67 | 14.9% | 65 | 14.2% | 60 | 13.6% | 69 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 12.4% | 87 | 17.1% | 63 | 13.2% | 65 | 14.4% | 63 | 13.8% | 76 | 17.2% | 65 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 16.4% | 67 | 13.2% | 65 | 13.6% | 65 | 14.4% | 71 | 15.5% | 66 | 14.9% | 71 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 53.8% | 265 | 52.1% | 256 | 53.6% | 241 | 53.4% | 224 | 48.9% | 177 | 40.0% | 219 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 234 | 46.2% | 244 | 47.9% | 222 | 46.4% | 210 | 46.6% | 190 | 41.5% | 223 | 50.5% | 186 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 115 | 22.7% | 103 | 20.2% | 89 | 18.6% | 66 | 14.6% | 76 | 16.6% | 71 | 16.1% | 68 | 15.8% |
| Black: | 25 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.5% | 34 | 7.1% | 32 | 7.1% | 26 | 5.7% | 25 | 5.7% | 22 | 5.1% |
| White: | 338 | 66.7% | 352 | 69.2% | 328 | 68.6% | 311 | 69.0% | 309 | 67.5% | 300 | 67.9% | 309 | 71.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.3% | 29 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 253 | 49.9% | 247 | 48.5% | 128 | 26.8% | 173 | 38.4% | 154 | 33.6% | 110 | 24.9% | 100 | 23.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.3% | 53 | 10.4% | 133 | 27.8% | 28 | 6.2% | 24 | 5.2% | 14 | 3.2% | 19 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.22 | 13.78 | 15.42 | 16.11 | 15.79 | 16.40 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.3% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 82.8% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 76.3% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 87.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 82.0% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81.5% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 78.3% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 34.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.6% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.2% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 62.9% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.6% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 69.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 49.6% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.3% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.0% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.2% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 79.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 79.1% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 38.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 64.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 72.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 62.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 43.4% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.5% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 72.5% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 72.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 70.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.0% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 73.8% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 78.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 77.6% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 77.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 77.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.9% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 76% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 40.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 60.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 63.9% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 55.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 62.9% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 73.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 64.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 47.4% | 58.9% |
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* Ridge Central Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.