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Schools in Norwood Park Township · Ridgewood Community High School District 234, Norridge School District 80

Norwood Park Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 43% of Norwood Park Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Norwood Park Township, 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.

#178of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.3K
▲ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Maine Township High School District 207
Students per teacher
15.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
2,763 students on the public path
In brief

Norwood Park Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1289 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Norwood Park Township’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 32% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ridgewood Community High School District 234 spends $22,414 per student and Norridge School District 80 $14,347, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Ridgewood Comm High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Sava Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Norwood Park Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts, #178 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1289)Better than 88%
Towns in Cook County (28)Better than 54%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,490 test results and a graduating class of 1,605 could put Norwood Park Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Norwood Park Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,168 in math, 2,812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norwood Park Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–12Ridgewood Comm High SchoolRidgewood Community High School District 234B−

Parts of Norwood Park Township (16% and 15% of its land) are served by Pennoyer School District 79 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Norwood Park Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ridgewood Community High School District 234Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 988 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,414IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Norridge School District 80Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 1,111 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,347IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Maine Township High School District 207Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 6,272 students · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$29,333IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Union Ridge School District 86Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 664 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,141IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ridgewood Community High School District 23427%
State average 29.9% · 192 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ridgewood Community High School District 23418%
State average 25.8% · 205 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Norridge School District 8051%
State average 29.9% · 693 students tested
Math · PK–8, Norridge School District 8037%
State average 25.8% · 86 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Maine Township High School District 20738%
State average 29.9% · 1541 students tested
Math · 9–12, Maine Township High School District 20734%
State average 25.8% · 1553 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Union Ridge School District 8653%
State average 29.9% · 386 students tested
Math · PK–8, Union Ridge School District 8627%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested

Norwood Park Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Norwood Park Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norwood Park TownshipA−Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Union Ridge School District 86 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12
NorridgeA−Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12
Harwood HeightsA−Union Ridge School District 86 PK–8 · Pennoyer School District 79 PK–8 · Norridge School District 80 PK–8
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
Park RidgeAPark Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12
LeydenC−Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Maine Township High School District 207 with Norwood Park Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Norwood Park Township

5 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).

District schools in Norwood Park Townshipby address
Union Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Harwood Heights
A−
664 students13:1Rate it →
J Leigh Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Norridge
612 students14:1Rate it →
J Giles Elem School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Norridge
A
499 students16:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Norridge
B−
988 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Sava Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
Private · Religious
127 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Norwood Park Township’s schools

Are Norwood Park Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Norwood Park Township children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #178 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Norwood Park Township in?

Ridgewood Community High School District 234, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 988 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Norwood Park Township are served by Pennoyer School District 79 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64.

Where do Norwood Park Township kids go to high school?

Ridgewood Comm High School in Norridge, with 988 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Norwood Park Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Maine Township High School District 207 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Norwood Park Township spend per student?

$22,414 in Ridgewood Community High School District 234, $14,347 in Norridge School District 80, $29,333 in Maine Township High School District 207 and $17,141 in Union Ridge School District 86 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Norwood Park Township?

Yes: St. Sava Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 127 students).

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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.