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Ridgewood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

9607 14th St W, Rock Island, IL 61201 · (309) 793-5980 · Part of Rock Island-Milan School District 41

Blackhawk Township’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Illinois school districts

Students
260
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Ridgewood Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Blackhawk Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Blackhawk Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Ridgewood Elem SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

9607 14th St W, Rock Island

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 142
Grade 243
Grade 348
Grade 437
Grade 536
Grade 623
Enrollment over time
289’20
294’21
279’22
275’23
260’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 25%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridgewood Elem School from Blackhawk Township families.

Other schools in Rock Island-Milan School District 41

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Blackhawk Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.