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Riverside School District 96

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns

Serves Brookfield, Riverside Township, Riverside and North Riverside, and parts of Lyons.

Brookfield’s School Grade A better than 90% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,794
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,984
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
The gist

What stands out about Riverside School District 96

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABrookfield 18,879ARiverside Township 16,083ARiverside 8,939ANorth Riverside 7,161

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsBrookfield Lagrange Park SD 95
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsLyons Township High School District 204

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.8% · 953 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 29.9% · 1,085 students tested

Graduation rate 96% at Lyons Twp HSD 204, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,984 per student · 3% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 26%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,679’20
1,691’21
1,723’22
1,743’23
1,794’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

A F Ames Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
A
482 students15:1
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
A+
371 students13:1
Blythe Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
A
230 students12:1
Hollywood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A
114 students11:1
L J Hauser Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverside
A
597 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Berwyn, Berwyn Township, Forest View
$19,103per student
Lyons Township High School District 204La Grange Park, Lyons Township, McCook
$27,424per student
Argo Community High School District 217Lyons Township, Summit
$26,897per student
Berwyn North School District 98Berwyn, Berwyn Township
$21,470per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.