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Ridge Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1900 Caton Ridge Dr, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 577-4630 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
481
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ridge Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Plainfield Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Ridge Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1900 Caton Ridge Dr, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten79
Grade 160
Grade 282
Grade 380
Grade 485
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
517’20
507’21
501’22
459’23
481’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 37%White 35%Black 17%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridge Elementary School from Plainfield Township families.

Other schools in Plainfield School District 202

The district →
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plainfield
757 students19:1
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
C+
646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A
634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
627 students15:1

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