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A F Ames Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

86 Southcote Rd, Riverside, IL 60546 · (708) 447-0759 · Part of Riverside School District 96

Riverside Township’s School Grade A better than 93% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
482
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about A F Ames Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Riverside Township kids: L J Hauser Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5A F Ames Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8L J Hauser Jr High Schoolin Riverside

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

86 Southcote Rd, Riverside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K76
Kindergarten56
Grade 170
Grade 271
Grade 368
Grade 468
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
449’20
443’21
470’22
471’23
482’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 42%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about A F Ames Elem School from Riverside Township families.

Other schools in Riverside School District 96

The district →
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
A+
371 students13:1
Blythe Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
A
230 students12:1
Hollywood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A
114 students11:1
L J Hauser Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverside
A
597 students13:1

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