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Ridgeview Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

300 S Harrison St, Colfax, IL 61728 · (309) 723-6531 · Part of Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19

Martin Township’s School Grade C better than 27% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
247
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ridgeview Elementary 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: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Martin Township kids: Ridgeview Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5Ridgeview Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Ridgeview Jr High Schoolin Colfax

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).

Location

Directions ↗

300 S Harrison St, Colfax

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten27
Grade 135
Grade 242
Grade 330
Grade 434
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
258’20
233’21
236’22
252’23
247’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridgeview Elementary School from Martin Township families.

Other schools in Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19

The district →
Ridgeview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colfax
C
107 students13:1
Ridgeview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colfax
B−
166 students9:1

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