Is Ridgewood Community High School a good school?

Ridgewood Community High School ranks 216 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridgewood Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 943 students attended Ridgewood Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgewood Community High School?

Students at Ridgewood Community High School are 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Ridgewood Community High School?

Ridgewood Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : J Leigh Elementary School Elementary : Union Ridge Elementary School Middle : J Giles Elementary School

Ridgewood Community High School

Summary:

Ridgewood Community High School is a public high school located in Norridge, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 873 students. The school is part of the Ridgewood CHSD 234 district, which is ranked 281 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ridgewood Community High School's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly below state averages, with 24.8% of students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 28.1% in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. However, the school's performance in ISA Science (58% proficient or better) was above the state average of 53.2%. Compared to nearby schools, Ridgewood's academic performance is stronger than Elmwood Park High School and East Leyden High School, but lags behind the high-performing Maine South High School.

Ridgewood Community High School has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 97.1% in 2021-2022 to 87.2% in 2023-2024, which is still higher than nearby schools like Elmwood Park High School (87.8%) and East Leyden High School (85.3%), but lower than the exceptional 95.8% rate at Maine South High School. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.6% in 2019-2020 to 29.3% in 2023-2024, which is higher than nearby schools but lower than the concerning 60.0% rate at Taft High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

7500 W Montrose Ave
Norridge, IL 60706-1153

(708) 456-4242

District: Ridgewood CHSD 234

SchoolDigger Rank:
216^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,733

Feeder schools for Ridgewood Community High School:

Elementary:	J Leigh Elementary School
	Union Ridge Elementary School
Middle:	J Giles Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 943

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Asian:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ridgewood Community High School ranks better than 69% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.14. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ridgewood Community High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (60.6%), Hispanic (28.2%), Asian (9.4%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ridgewood Community High School is 16.4. (See more...)

Compare Ridgewood Community High School employs 57.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ridgewood Community High School is $21,733.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ridgewood Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgewood Community High School 216^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Ridgewood Community High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ridgewood CHSD 234:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgewood CHSD 234 281^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ridgewood Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.38	249^th	586	57.5%
2004	55.59	292^nd	592	50.7%
2005	45.47	375^th	590	36.4%
2006	37.35	433^rd	596	27.3%
2007	48.80	359^th	612	41.3%
2008	64.80	234^th	624	62.5%
2009	57.34	296^th	632	53.2%
2010	68.55	204^th	643	68.3%
2011	74.13	171^st	655	73.9%
2012	65.28	228^th	665	65.7%
2013	64.43	260^th	670	61.2%
2014	60.81	278^th	670	58.5%
2015	66.80	161^st	614	73.8%
2016	57.16	219^th	643	65.9%
2017	61.63	227^th	642	64.6%
2018	56.10	271^st	647	58.1%
2019	50.01	339^th	701	51.6%
2021	52.87	281^st	688	59.2%
2022	52.60	320^th	699	54.2%
2023	65.82	194^th	699	72.2%
2024	61.14	216^th	697	69.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	31.29	130^th	183	29.0%
2021	86.96	10^th	189	94.7%
2022	31.72	149^th	205	27.3%
2023	96.63	3^rd	217	98.6%
2024	62.44	47^th	248	81.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.21	191^st	374	48.9%
2019	44.64	169^th	473	64.3%
2021	40.27	206^th	453	54.5%
2022	65.71	72^nd	493	85.4%
2023	42.77	202^nd	476	57.6%
2024	66.16	113^th	482	76.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.29	117^th	585	80.0%
2019	50.22	294^th	639	54.0%
2021	67.71	126^th	611	79.4%
2022	55.19	236^th	626	62.3%
2023	80.73	74^th	644	88.5%
2024	53.02	251^st	639	60.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	64.15	29^th	125	76.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.50	258^th	620	58.4%
2019	51.05	322^nd	665	51.6%
2021	49.05	297^th	639	53.5%
2022	49.03	329^th	658	50.0%
2023	64.59	202^nd	656	69.2%
2024	54.58	254^th	664	61.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.84	190^th	428	55.6%
2024	56.02	113^th	429	73.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.23	265^th	619	57.2%
2019	46.92	335^th	675	50.4%
2021	53.49	271^st	653	58.5%
2022	53.21	285^th	664	57.1%
2023	64.59	194^th	668	71.0%
2024	64.78	189^th	668	71.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.51	116^th	132	12.1%
2019	25.40	103^rd	130	20.8%
2021	6.25	126^th	135	6.7%
2022	14.10	123^rd	141	12.8%
2023	16.56	118^th	134	11.9%
2024	21.14	111^th	137	19.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.34	181^st	291	37.8%
2019	59.57	96^th	317	69.7%
2021	44.24	143^rd	317	54.9%
2022	44.83	172^nd	335	48.7%
2023	55.04	116^th	333	65.2%
2024	37.02	194^th	336	42.3%

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Rank History for White students at Ridgewood Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.64	250^th	548	54.4%
2019	28.02	404^th	552	26.8%
2021	44.44	260^th	553	53.0%
2022	37.18	353^rd	560	37.0%
2023	57.08	211^th	557	62.1%
2024	56.16	201^st	554	63.7%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.7)

33%

Reviews:

by a citizen
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

I have noticed, unfortunately, that many of the kids who attend this school are not very intelligent. I have spoken to many after living in the area for years, and I must say that I am not impressed by the academics and common sense of these kids. Their academics and test scores are not up to par, and many lack the skill of communicating on more important topics than the latest movie. I also do not like the lack of diversity and culture these children experience, and it is upsetting that many of these children will not be prepared for college and a career. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 27, 2012

Very unorganized ,horrible communication can see why they rank 172 Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 17, 2011

we are a small community surrounded by the city of Chicago, Ridgewood is a great school with great opportunities Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ridgewood Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	536	n/a	12	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	563
1990	516	1	10	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	542
1991	528	0	11	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
1992	571	1	13	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
1993	556	1	10	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	603
1994	571	1	11	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	617
1995	617	1	18	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1996	617	1	18	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1997	611	4	32	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1998	654	3	28	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	729
1999	648	1	25	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	716
2000	696	0	32	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	777
2001	702	1	36	54	5	n/a	n/a	0	798
2002	794	1	37	68	6	n/a	n/a	0	906
2003	794	1	37	68	6	n/a	n/a	0	906
2004	731	2	29	71	5	n/a	n/a	0	838
2005	752	3	35	65	1	n/a	n/a	2	858
2006	779	6	35	87	0	n/a	n/a	1	908
2007	713	5	33	66	0	n/a	n/a	7	824
2008	771	8	32	75	3	n/a	n/a	7	896
2009	799	8	32	99	1	n/a	n/a	15	954
2010	718	4	28	88	1	n/a	n/a	24	863
2011	694	7	23	117	0	2	7	0	850
2012	647	8	28	131	0	0	5	0	819
2013	616	6	26	134	0	1	8	0	791
2014	599	3	30	133	0	0	8	0	773
2015	611	4	33	156	1	0	14	0	819
2016	614	4	47	169	1	0	13	0	848
2017	595	3	46	188	2	0	12	0	846
2018	596	0	51	195	2	1	15	0	860
2019	572	0	56	197	0	1	13	0	839
2020	556	3	62	210	0	1	16	0	848
2021	543	3	69	213	0	1	15	0	844
2022	509	3	80	230	0	0	17	0	839
2023	533	3	72	247	1	2	15	0	873
2024	571	3	89	266	1	0	13	0	943

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 Ridgewood Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	563	40.5	13.9	n/a
1990	542	40.0	13.5	n/a
1991	560	41.0	13.6	n/a
1992	608	42.0	14.4	n/a
1993	603	41.0	14.7	n/a
1994	617	40.0	15.4	n/a
1995	671	40.8	16.4	n/a
1996	671	40.8	16.4	n/a
1997	682	40.3	16.9	n/a
1998	729	44.3	16.5	n/a
1999	716	45.0	15.9	n/a
2000	777	48.0	16.2	n/a
2001	798	50.8	15.7	n/a
2002	906	51.8	17.5	0
2003	906	51.8	17.5	0
2004	838	52.0	16.1	0
2005	858	53.2	16.1	0
2006	908	51.2	17.7	0
2007	824	59.0	14.0	0
2008	896	52.0	17.2	0
2009	954	52.0	18.3	0
2010	863	52.6	16.4	0
2011	850	50.0	17.0	0
2012	819	48.7	16.7	21.6
2013	791	48.8	16.2	23
2014	773	55.8	13.8	22.4
2015	819	53.0	15.4	31.6
2016	848	57.0	14.8	30.3
2017	846	58.0	14.5	32.3
2018	860	57.3	15.0	25
2019	839	55.9	14.9	30.4
2020	848	55.8	15.1	28.5
2021	844	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	839	53.6	15.6	25.4
2023	873	55.4	15.7	n/a
2024	943	57.4	16.4	n/a

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 Ridgewood Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	563	40.5	13.9	n/a
1990	542	40.0	13.5	n/a
1991	560	41.0	13.6	n/a
1992	608	42.0	14.4	n/a
1993	603	41.0	14.7	n/a
1994	617	40.0	15.4	n/a
1995	671	40.8	16.4	n/a
1996	671	40.8	16.4	n/a
1997	682	40.3	16.9	n/a
1998	729	44.3	16.5	n/a
1999	716	45.0	15.9	n/a
2000	777	48.0	16.2	n/a
2001	798	50.8	15.7	n/a
2002	906	51.8	17.5	0
2003	906	51.8	17.5	0
2004	838	52.0	16.1	0
2005	858	53.2	16.1	0
2006	908	51.2	17.7	0
2007	824	59.0	14.0	0
2008	896	52.0	17.2	0
2009	954	52.0	18.3	0
2010	863	52.6	16.4	0
2011	850	50.0	17.0	0
2012	819	48.7	16.7	21.6
2013	791	48.8	16.2	23
2014	773	55.8	13.8	22.4
2015	819	53.0	15.4	31.6
2016	848	57.0	14.8	30.3
2017	846	58.0	14.5	32.3
2018	860	57.3	15.0	25
2019	839	55.9	14.9	30.4
2020	848	55.8	15.1	28.5
2021	844	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	839	53.6	15.6	25.4
2023	873	55.4	15.7	n/a
2024	943	57.4	16.4	n/a

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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