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Cedar Ridge Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2808 Breezewood Blvd, Bloomington, IL 61704 · (309) 557-4413 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

Bloomington City Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cedar Ridge Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bloomington City Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Cedar Ridge Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2808 Breezewood Blvd, Bloomington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 185
Grade 265
Grade 364
Grade 469
Grade 560
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
447’20
411’21
357’22
386’23
418’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 38%Black 11%Two or more races 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 Cedar Ridge Elem School from Bloomington City Township families.

Other schools in McLean County Unit School District 5

The district →
Sugar Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Normal
C+
468 students18:1
Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Normal
B−
322 students14:1
Brigham Elementary
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bloomington
313 students17:1
Benjamin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
607 students18:1
Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
519 students18:1
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
472 students15:1

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; Bloomington City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.