Is Ridgeview Elementary School a good school?

Ridgeview Elementary School ranks 1449 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridgeview Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 252 students attended Ridgeview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Elementary School?

Students at Ridgeview Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ridgeview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Ridgeview Junior High School High : Ridgeview High School

Ridgeview Elementary School

Summary:

Ridgeview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Colfax, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school is part of the Ridgeview CUSD 19 district, which is ranked 674 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgeview Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1066 and 1449 out of around 2,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois elementary schools. Ridgeview Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 21.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.1% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 27.5% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the higher spending per student at Ridgeview Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state and nearby school averages. For example, Tri-Valley Elementary School, which is 17.67 miles away, had 78% of students proficient or better in ELA and 73.2% in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year, far exceeding Ridgeview Elementary School's performance. The school's challenges are further compounded by the high proportion of students from low-income families, with 42.8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

300 S Harrison St
Colfax, IL 61728-9216

(309) 723-6531

District: Ridgeview CUSD 19

SchoolDigger Rank:
1449^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,247

Students who attend Ridgeview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgeview Junior High School
High:	Ridgeview High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 252

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ridgeview Elementary School ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.9%), Hispanic (6.3%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridgeview Elementary School is 12. (See more...)

Compare Ridgeview Elementary School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridgeview Elementary School is $17,247.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridgeview Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgeview Elementary School 1449^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Ridgeview Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Ridgeview CUSD 19:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgeview CUSD 19 674^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ridgeview Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	73.61	592^nd	2020	70.7%
2004	64.79	850^th	2030	58.1%
2005	72.02	612^th	2022	69.7%
2006	64.19	919^th	2086	55.9%
2007	58.86	1070^th	2095	48.9%
2008	61.60	996^th	2092	52.4%
2009	64.75	908^th	2120	57.2%
2010	73.74	605^th	2139	71.7%
2011	75.12	535^th	2147	75.1%
2012	79.62	368^th	2166	83.0%
2013	68.57	704^th	2167	67.5%
2014	63.20	802^nd	2093	61.7%
2015	25.66	1543^rd	2052	24.8%
2016	43.68	1089^th	2046	46.8%
2017	48.21	995^th	2044	51.3%
2018	41.34	1137^th	2037	44.2%
2019	45.39	1066^th	2086	48.9%
2021	32.78	1232^nd	1948	36.8%
2022	43.17	1109^th	2082	46.7%
2023	29.39	1413^th	2077	32.0%
2024	28.38	1449^th	2067	29.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.45	842^nd	1765	52.3%
2019	39.03	1133^rd	1816	37.6%
2021	31.44	1078^th	1514	28.8%
2022	42.20	971^st	1763	44.9%
2023	31.58	1274^th	1808	29.5%
2024	34.71	1191^st	1793	33.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.82	1361^st	1964	30.7%
2019	47.17	1015^th	2019	49.7%
2021	33.37	1074^th	1680	36.1%
2022	45.50	958^th	1970	51.4%
2023	28.86	1352^nd	1957	30.9%
2024	30.75	1300^th	1942	33.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.64	879^th	1972	55.4%
2019	43.21	1072^nd	2019	46.9%
2021	29.43	1156^th	1707	32.3%
2022	38.10	1133^rd	1977	42.7%
2023	29.91	1331^st	1984	32.9%
2024	24.69	1463^rd	1959	25.3%

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Rank History for White students at Ridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.26	1169^th	1463	20.1%
2019	29.17	1087^th	1462	25.6%
2021	17.38	1179^th	1308	9.9%
2022	22.25	1194^th	1425	16.2%
2023	15.39	1279^th	1419	9.9%
2024	11.92	1312^th	1392	5.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Ridgeview Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	286	1	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	288
1991	261	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
1992	248	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1993	265	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	268
1994	256	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1995	265	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1996	265	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1997	235	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
1998	323	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1999	318	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2000	300	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
2001	252	1	0	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	257
2002	207	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2003	207	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2004	212	7	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	222
2005	275	13	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	290
2006	260	2	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	7	274
2007	270	2	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	5	283
2008	267	2	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	4	279
2009	265	1	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	5	278
2010	272	0	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	5	283
2011	272	3	0	8	0	0	0	0	283
2012	292	6	0	8	2	0	1	0	309
2013	265	6	2	15	2	0	2	0	292
2014	269	7	0	15	2	0	8	0	301
2015	287	6	0	12	2	0	7	0	314
2016	294	8	0	10	1	0	8	0	321
2017	278	5	0	10	0	0	9	0	302
2018	262	4	0	13	0	0	12	0	291
2019	256	1	0	16	0	0	13	0	286
2020	258	1	0	12	0	0	11	0	282
2021	236	1	0	10	0	0	11	0	258
2022	215	0	0	8	0	0	10	0	233
2023	210	0	0	13	0	0	13	0	236
2024	219	1	0	16	0	0	16	0	252

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ridgeview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	288	21.5	13.3	n/a
1991	263	22.0	11.9	n/a
1992	248	21.0	11.8	n/a
1993	268	21.0	12.8	n/a
1994	258	22.1	11.7	n/a
1995	267	21.2	12.6	n/a
1996	267	21.2	12.6	n/a
1997	235	22.3	10.5	n/a
1998	324	20.8	15.6	n/a
1999	322	23.0	14.0	n/a
2000	300	24.0	12.5	n/a
2001	257	21.0	12.2	n/a
2002	215	18.6	11.6	31.2
2003	215	18.6	11.6	31.2
2004	222	17.0	13.1	28.8
2005	290	23.6	12.3	27.9
2006	274	19.0	14.4	30
2007	283	21.0	13.5	29.1
2008	279	20.0	14.0	33.5
2009	278	23.0	12.1	30.4
2010	283	22.0	12.8	44.2
2011	283	21.0	13.4	42.8
2012	309	21.0	14.7	48.9
2013	292	17.0	17.1	51.7
2014	301	20.0	15.0	53.5
2015	314	20.0	15.7	48.1
2016	321	18.0	17.8	33
2017	302	19.5	15.4	41.1
2018	291	20.1	14.4	42.6
2019	286	20.0	14.2	45.1
2020	282	20.8	13.5	45
2021	258	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	233	21.4	10.8	43.3
2023	236	20.2	11.6	42.8
2024	252	21.0	12.0	40.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ridgeview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	288	21.5	13.3	n/a
1991	263	22.0	11.9	n/a
1992	248	21.0	11.8	n/a
1993	268	21.0	12.8	n/a
1994	258	22.1	11.7	n/a
1995	267	21.2	12.6	n/a
1996	267	21.2	12.6	n/a
1997	235	22.3	10.5	n/a
1998	324	20.8	15.6	n/a
1999	322	23.0	14.0	n/a
2000	300	24.0	12.5	n/a
2001	257	21.0	12.2	n/a
2002	215	18.6	11.6	31.2
2003	215	18.6	11.6	31.2
2004	222	17.0	13.1	28.8
2005	290	23.6	12.3	27.9
2006	274	19.0	14.4	30
2007	283	21.0	13.5	29.1
2008	279	20.0	14.0	33.5
2009	278	23.0	12.1	30.4
2010	283	22.0	12.8	44.2
2011	283	21.0	13.4	42.8
2012	309	21.0	14.7	48.9
2013	292	17.0	17.1	51.7
2014	301	20.0	15.0	53.5
2015	314	20.0	15.7	48.1
2016	321	18.0	17.8	33
2017	302	19.5	15.4	41.1
2018	291	20.1	14.4	42.6
2019	286	20.0	14.2	45.1
2020	282	20.8	13.5	45
2021	258	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	233	21.4	10.8	43.3
2023	236	20.2	11.6	42.8
2024	252	21.0	12.0	40.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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