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C+

Ridge Central Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10800 Lyman Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 · (708) 636-2001 · Part of Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

Worth Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
508
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ridge Central Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10800 Lyman Ave, Chicago Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten69
Grade 169
Grade 286
Grade 370
Grade 482
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
493’20
485’21
511’22
498’23
508’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 37%Black 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%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 Central Elem School from Worth Township families.

Other schools in Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

The district →
Ridge Lawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Ridge
C−
572 students14:1
Elden D Finley Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chicago Ridge
C+
405 students12:1

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