Photo: Kelly Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0Park Ridge’s public schools outscore 88% of Illinois districts
51% of students in Park Ridge’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Park 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.
Park Ridge’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 38% across both 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
Maine Township High School District 207 spends $29,333 per student and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 $22,535, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Park Ridge’s grade
A: better than 88% of Illinois school districts, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Park Ridge, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Park Ridge
Jefferson School
Grades PK · 154 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Niles
6th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Emerson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Niles
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 749 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Emerson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Niles
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 749 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Emerson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Niles
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 749 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Maine South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,494 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Maine East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Maine West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Des Plaines
10th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Maine South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,494 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Maine East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Maine West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Des Plaines
11th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Maine South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,494 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Maine East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Maine West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Des Plaines
12th grade in Park Ridge · depends on your address
Maine South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,494 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Maine East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Maine West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Des Plaines
Park Ridge runs its own schools through grade 8 (Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64). From grade 9, students attend the Maine Township High School District 207, shared with Chicago, Des Plaines, Harwood Heights, Maine, Niles, Norwood Park and Rosemont. Its elementary school is in Park Ridge. Parts of Park Ridge (3% of its land) are served by East Maine School District 63 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Park Ridge
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Park Ridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Park Ridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge | A | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Maine | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 |
| Niles | B+ | Niles Elementary School District 71 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Des Plaines | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Norwood Park | A− | Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Union Ridge School District 86 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12 |
| Rosemont | B+ | Rosemont Elementary School District 78 PK–8 · Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
6 of the 7 neighbors share Maine Township High School District 207 with Park Ridge for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Park Ridge
10 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 Park Ridge’s schools
Are Park Ridge’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Park Ridge children attend outscore 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Park Ridge in?
Two districts: Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 runs grades PK–8, and Maine Township High School District 207 runs grades 9–12, shared with Chicago, Des Plaines, Harwood Heights, Maine, Niles, Norwood Park and Rosemont.
Where do Park Ridge kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Maine South High School, Maine East High School and Maine West High School.
What is Park Ridge’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 Park Ridge spend per student?
$29,333 in Maine Township High School District 207 and $22,535 in Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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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.