Is Elden D Finley Junior High School a good school?

Elden D Finley Junior High School ranks 995 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Elden D Finley Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 400 students attended Elden D Finley Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Elden D Finley Junior High School?

Students at Elden D Finley Junior High School are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Elden D Finley Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Elden D Finley Junior High School usually go on to attend H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Elden D Finley Junior High School

Summary:

Elden D Finley Junior High School is a public middle school in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, serving around 400 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Chicago Ridge School District 127-5, which is ranked 703 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elden D Finley Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 746 and 1023 over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 24.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 12.9% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools like Liberty Junior High School and Palos South Middle School, Elden D Finley Junior High School lags behind in academic performance.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools for White students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Elden D Finley Junior High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.2% in the 2019-2020 school year to 31.0% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. While the school's per-student spending has increased, and it has a lower student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

10835 Lombard Ave
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415-2110

(708) 636-2005

District: Chicago Ridge School District 127-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
995^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,721

Students who attend Elden D Finley Junior High School usually attend:

High:

H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Feeder schools for Elden D Finley Junior High School:

Elementary:	Ridge Central Elementary School
	Ridge Lawn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

24.5%

African American:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.38. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elden D Finley Junior High School is $17,721.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elden D Finley Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elden D Finley Junior High School 995^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Elden D Finley Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Ridge School District 127-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 703^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.58	679^th	1185	42.7%
2004	48.84	704^th	1204	41.5%
2005	57.72	614^th	1209	49.2%
2006	66.11	472^nd	1272	62.9%
2007	64.86	512^th	1287	60.2%
2008	50.85	751^st	1293	41.9%
2009	52.86	727^th	1318	44.8%
2010	44.57	865^th	1327	34.8%
2011	50.15	767^th	1344	42.9%
2012	44.92	872^nd	1365	36.1%
2013	36.79	918^th	1367	32.8%
2014	23.57	1064^th	1322	19.5%
2015	37.08	770^th	1302	40.9%
2016	25.32	996^th	1294	23.0%
2017	23.66	1006^th	1293	22.2%
2018	28.20	931^st	1293	28.0%
2019	30.46	932^nd	1356	31.3%
2021	34.16	746^th	1241	39.9%
2022	31.91	876^th	1369	36.0%
2023	24.15	1023^rd	1367	25.2%
2024	25.38	995^th	1363	27.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.54	145^th	285	49.1%
2019	39.45	217^th	339	36.0%
2021	60.41	40^th	277	85.6%
2022	45.66	188^th	454	58.6%
2023	31.36	380^th	480	20.8%
2024	26.90	427^th	486	12.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.16	267^th	602	55.6%
2019	29.57	586^th	792	26.0%
2021	39.45	285^th	548	48.0%
2022	35.60	465^th	781	40.5%
2023	32.48	513^th	805	36.3%
2024	35.87	460^th	802	42.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.01	854^th	1161	26.4%
2019	34.27	824^th	1217	32.3%
2021	45.10	499^th	1019	51.0%
2022	45.84	591^st	1221	51.6%
2023	32.08	863^rd	1234	30.1%
2024	28.81	886^th	1219	27.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.07	824^th	1226	32.8%
2019	36.61	802^nd	1276	37.1%
2021	30.72	683^rd	1017	32.8%
2022	33.84	795^th	1286	38.2%
2023	20.13	1031^st	1275	19.1%
2024	25.69	917^th	1251	26.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.74	510^th	674	24.3%
2024	32.95	423^rd	639	33.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.98	980^th	1223	19.9%
2019	24.48	981^st	1296	24.3%
2021	33.17	664^th	1048	36.6%
2022	31.31	842^nd	1286	34.5%
2023	29.20	878^th	1292	32.0%
2024	26.19	899^th	1264	28.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.49	229^th	511	55.2%
2019	41.85	299^th	565	47.1%
2021	53.99	110^th	385	71.4%
2022	52.68	199^th	573	65.3%
2023	27.45	454^th	569	20.2%
2024	26.53	432^nd	548	21.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.26	423^rd	590	28.3%
2019	30.88	464^th	639	27.4%
2021	39.62	297^th	517	42.6%
2022	31.71	462^nd	662	30.2%
2023	20.62	577^th	661	12.7%
2024	22.03	541^st	643	15.9%

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Rank History for White students at Elden D Finley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.48	825^th	889	7.2%
2019	15.41	814^th	905	10.1%
2021	22.38	653^rd	813	19.7%
2022	17.01	797^th	898	11.2%
2023	13.67	823^rd	895	8.0%
2024	13.61	792^nd	875	9.5%

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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 Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	192	n/a	3	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	205
1990	172	2	7	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	202
1991	180	1	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	192
1992	194	1	4	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	208
1993	206	5	2	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	225
1994	312	3	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	331
1995	329	1	4	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	350
1996	329	1	4	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	350
1997	331	2	4	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	332	3	3	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	354
1999	306	5	8	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	338
2000	323	5	6	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
2001	318	8	7	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	356
2002	322	13	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2003	322	13	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2004	337	18	4	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
2005	294	14	2	25	1	n/a	n/a	1	337
2006	304	21	1	34	3	n/a	n/a	3	366
2007	304	25	1	42	2	n/a	n/a	1	375
2008	318	24	4	53	1	n/a	n/a	4	404
2009	295	19	5	50	0	n/a	n/a	8	377
2010	278	32	10	53	2	n/a	n/a	13	388
2011	287	32	7	57	4	0	14	0	401
2012	274	39	6	61	0	0	9	0	389
2013	279	33	6	60	1	0	7	0	386
2014	270	37	8	60	2	0	8	0	385
2015	262	39	7	63	2	0	11	0	384
2016	257	39	7	70	0	0	11	0	384
2017	300	41	7	77	0	0	5	0	430
2018	289	36	7	79	0	0	5	0	416
2019	287	45	6	91	0	0	6	0	435
2020	258	44	9	96	1	1	7	0	416
2021	275	53	10	101	1	2	7	0	449
2022	252	31	4	105	2	1	9	0	404
2023	248	36	6	98	3	1	8	0	400

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 Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	205	13.0	15.7	n/a
1990	202	14.0	14.4	n/a
1991	192	15.0	12.8	n/a
1992	208	13.0	16.0	n/a
1993	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1994	331	21.0	15.8	n/a
1995	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
1996	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
1997	356	20.9	17.0	n/a
1998	354	20.9	16.9	n/a
1999	338	22.9	14.8	n/a
2000	352	21.8	16.1	n/a
2001	356	22.0	16.2	n/a
2002	363	24.4	14.9	33.1
2003	363	24.4	14.9	33.1
2004	383	24.4	15.7	39.4
2005	337	24.4	13.8	40.2
2006	366	26.6	13.8	38
2007	375	25.0	15.0	44.1
2008	404	24.0	16.8	52.3
2009	377	30.5	12.4	40.4
2010	388	31.0	12.5	50.7
2011	401	32.0	12.5	47.9
2012	389	30.0	12.9	55.8
2013	386	38.3	10.0	57.5
2014	385	34.0	11.3	56.4
2015	384	35.0	10.9	71.1
2016	384	34.0	11.2	71.1
2017	430	33.0	13.0	70
2018	416	34.0	12.2	62.7
2019	435	35.0	12.4	55.9
2020	416	32.0	13.0	52.9
2021	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	404	32.7	12.3	61.1
2023	400	32.0	12.5	67.5

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 Elden D Finley Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	205	13.0	15.7	n/a
1990	202	14.0	14.4	n/a
1991	192	15.0	12.8	n/a
1992	208	13.0	16.0	n/a
1993	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1994	331	21.0	15.8	n/a
1995	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
1996	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
1997	356	20.9	17.0	n/a
1998	354	20.9	16.9	n/a
1999	338	22.9	14.8	n/a
2000	352	21.8	16.1	n/a
2001	356	22.0	16.2	n/a
2002	363	24.4	14.9	33.1
2003	363	24.4	14.9	33.1
2004	383	24.4	15.7	39.4
2005	337	24.4	13.8	40.2
2006	366	26.6	13.8	38
2007	375	25.0	15.0	44.1
2008	404	24.0	16.8	52.3
2009	377	30.5	12.4	40.4
2010	388	31.0	12.5	50.7
2011	401	32.0	12.5	47.9
2012	389	30.0	12.9	55.8
2013	386	38.3	10.0	57.5
2014	385	34.0	11.3	56.4
2015	384	35.0	10.9	71.1
2016	384	34.0	11.2	71.1
2017	430	33.0	13.0	70
2018	416	34.0	12.2	62.7
2019	435	35.0	12.4	55.9
2020	416	32.0	13.0	52.9
2021	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	404	32.7	12.3	61.1
2023	400	32.0	12.5	67.5

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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