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Union Ridge Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4600 N Oak Park Ave, Harwood Heights, IL 60706 · (708) 867-5822 · Part of Union Ridge School District 86

Norwood Park Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
664
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Union Ridge Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Norwood Park Township kids: Ridgewood Comm High School

On the path

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

PK–8Union Ridge Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Ridgewood Comm High Schoolin Norridge

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4600 N Oak Park Ave, Harwood Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K66
Kindergarten65
Grade 151
Grade 262
Grade 369
Grade 469
Grade 572
Grade 663
Grade 785
Grade 862
Enrollment over time
638’20
644’21
649’22
647’23
664’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 25%Asian 12%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Union Ridge Elem School from Norwood Park Township families.

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