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Schools in Ridgefield

Ridgefield’s public schools

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community High School District 155 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgefield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?15/16schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47
Students per teacher
14.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
12,092 students on the public path
In brief

Ridgefield’s schools, in brief

School by school

15 of Ridgefield’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prairie Ridge High School places highest (better than 93%); Canterbury Elem School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve Ridgefield, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and four high schools: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ridgefield, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Ridgefield’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
638 students13:1Rate it →
Coventry Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
629 students13:1Rate it →
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
520 students15:1Rate it →
Husmann Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
518 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
B+
496 students13:1Rate it →
Woods Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
489 students12:1Rate it →
Canterbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
C+
486 students13:1Rate it →
South Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
390 students11:1Rate it →
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
A
360 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47.

Two districts serve Ridgefield

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

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47Grades PK–8 · 12 schools · 6,889 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,506IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Community High School District 155Grades 9–12 · 4 schools · 5,203 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,105IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4731%
State average 29.9% · 4624 students tested
Math · PK–8, Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4732%
State average 25.8% · 3053 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 15539%
State average 29.9% · 1327 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 15541%
State average 25.8% · 1463 students tested

Ridgefield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Ridgefield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgefield—Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
Crystal LakeB+Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
NundaBMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8
DorrA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Community High School District 155 with Ridgefield for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ridgefield

16 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).

Also serving Ridgefieldin other towns
Indian Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
B+
496 students13:1Rate it →
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
A
360 students10:1Rate it →
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
638 students13:1Rate it →
Coventry Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
629 students13:1Rate it →
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
520 students15:1Rate it →
Husmann Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
518 students15:1Rate it →
Woods Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
489 students12:1Rate it →
Canterbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
C+
486 students13:1Rate it →
South Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
390 students11:1Rate it →
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crystal Lake
B+
829 students14:1Rate it →
Lundahl Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crystal Lake
B+
797 students13:1Rate it →
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crystal Lake
A−
737 students11:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
B+
1,443 students17:1Rate it →
Cary-Grove Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cary
A
1,348 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A−
1,279 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A
1,133 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridgefield’s schools

Are Ridgefield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridgefield. Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community High School District 155 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgefield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridgefield in?

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and Community High School District 155.

Where do Ridgefield kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.