Chicago Ridge’s public schools score below 73% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 14% of Chicago Ridge’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Chicago Ridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chicago Ridge’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 218 spends $25,321 per student and Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 $17,726, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Chicago Ridge’s grade
C: better than 27% of Illinois school districts, #611 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chicago Ridge, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
Simmons Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Elden D Finley Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 405 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
Simmons Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Elden D Finley Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 405 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
Simmons Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Elden D Finley Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 405 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
10th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
11th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
12th grade in Chicago Ridge · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Parts of Chicago Ridge (12% and 5% of its land) are served by Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 and Worth School District 127 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Chicago Ridge
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Chicago Ridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Chicago Ridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Ridge | C | Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Oak Lawn | C+ | Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 9–12 |
| Worth | B | Worth School District 127 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12 |
| Palos | A | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8 |
| Bridgeview | A− | Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Worth Township | C | Community High School District 218 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Community High School District 218 with Chicago Ridge for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Chicago Ridge
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Chicago Ridge’s schools
Are Chicago Ridge’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chicago Ridge children attend score below 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #611 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chicago Ridge in?
Community High School District 218, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,436 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Chicago Ridge are served by Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 and Worth School District 127.
Where do Chicago Ridge kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).
What is Chicago Ridge’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 218 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Chicago Ridge spend per student?
$25,321 in Community High School District 218, $17,726 in Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 and $18,609 in Ridgeland School District 122 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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What Chicago Ridge families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.