Is Sunset Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Sunset Ridge Elementary School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 249 students attended Sunset Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sunset Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Summary:

Sunset Ridge Elementary School is a highly-rated public middle school located in Northfield, Illinois, serving grades 4-8 with an enrollment of 249 students. This exceptional school is part of the Sunset Ridge School District 29, which is ranked 2 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Ridge Elementary consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, ranking 6th out of 1,363 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 88.4% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Sunset Ridge Elementary's performance is consistent across all grade levels and student subgroups, including female, male, white, special education, and disabled students. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates and a high spending per student, ranging from $26,798 to $31,496 per year, with a low student-teacher ratio of 7.6 to 7.7 students per teacher.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Field School, Marie Murphy School, and Wilmette Junior High School, Sunset Ridge Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, demonstrating its exceptional educational quality. This consistent high performance over the years is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education and the dedication of its staff and community.

Detail:

Public 4-8

525 Sunset Ridge Rd
Northfield, IL 60093-1025

(847) 881-9459

District: Sunset Ridge School District 29

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $33,175

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Feeder schools for Sunset Ridge Elementary School:

Elementary:

Middlefork Primary School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.6

Number of students: 249

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Asian:

6.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 1.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks better than 99.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.63. (See more...)

Compare Details Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks better than 99.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.23. (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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset Ridge Elementary School is $33,175.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunset Ridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Ridge Elementary School 18^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sunset Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Ridge Elementary School 6^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sunset Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Sunset Ridge School District 29:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Ridge School District 29 2^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.81	95^th	2020	95.3%
2004	90.60	15^th	2030	99.3%
2005	83.68	179^th	2022	91.1%
2006	85.98	79^th	2086	96.2%
2007	84.88	101^st	2095	95.2%
2008	87.72	48^th	2092	97.7%
2009	87.16	76^th	2120	96.4%
2010	85.41	133^rd	2139	93.8%
2011	83.99	187^th	2147	91.3%
2012	82.24	268^th	2166	87.6%
2013	90.83	114^th	2167	94.7%
2014	93.20	47^th	2093	97.8%
2015	97.78	39^th	2052	98.1%
2016	97.09	40^th	2046	98.0%
2017	97.84	23^rd	2044	98.9%
2018	97.19	35^th	2037	98.3%
2019	94.94	66^th	2086	96.8%
2021	98.37	25^th	1948	98.7%
2022	98.33	19^th	2082	99.1%
2023	98.66	17^th	2077	99.2%
2024	98.63	18^th	2067	99.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	96.69	20^th	1194	98.3%
2024	97.05	27^th	1195	97.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.90	24^th	1964	98.8%
2019	92.45	98^th	2019	95.1%
2021	97.27	27^th	1680	98.4%
2022	95.95	57^th	1970	97.1%
2023	96.08	49^th	1957	97.5%
2024	97.21	34^th	1942	98.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.96	1^st	886	99.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.56	52^nd	1972	97.4%
2019	93.78	80^th	2019	96.0%
2021	95.85	52^nd	1707	97.0%
2022	98.70	13^th	1977	99.3%
2023	99.21	7^th	1984	99.6%
2024	98.27	21^st	1959	98.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.09	50^th	1463	96.6%
2019	86.13	124^th	1462	91.5%
2021	94.74	29^th	1308	97.8%
2022	93.99	37^th	1425	97.4%
2023	95.48	15^th	1419	98.9%
2024	95.34	22^nd	1392	98.4%

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

Rank History for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	93.73	29^th	1185	97.6%
2005	91.83	27^th	1209	97.8%
2006	91.07	22^nd	1272	98.3%
2007	90.52	18^th	1287	98.6%
2008	86.12	76^th	1293	94.1%
2009	88.42	36^th	1318	97.3%
2010	86.05	74^th	1327	94.4%
2011	85.81	77^th	1344	94.3%
2012	86.31	75^th	1365	94.5%
2013	93.53	40^th	1367	97.1%
2014	92.71	46^th	1322	96.5%
2015	98.53	22^nd	1302	98.3%
2016	97.00	26^th	1294	98.0%
2017	97.17	30^th	1293	97.7%
2018	98.33	22^nd	1293	98.3%
2019	96.10	35^th	1356	97.4%
2021	97.41	34^th	1241	97.3%
2022	98.09	22^nd	1369	98.4%
2023	98.47	13^th	1367	99.0%
2024	99.23	6^th	1363	99.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	99.41	5^th	548	99.1%
2024	97.53	23^rd	802	97.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.16	32^nd	1226	97.4%
2019	94.79	33^rd	1276	97.4%
2021	96.90	23^rd	1017	97.7%
2022	97.37	23^rd	1286	98.2%
2023	97.97	11^th	1275	99.1%
2024	98.38	7^th	1251	99.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.96	3^rd	639	99.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.81	21^st	1223	98.3%
2019	95.06	43^rd	1296	96.7%
2021	94.30	43^rd	1048	95.9%
2022	97.16	24^th	1286	98.1%
2023	97.41	26^th	1292	98.0%
2024	99.43	9^th	1264	99.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.38	21^st	889	97.6%
2019	90.67	41^st	905	95.5%
2021	92.78	33^rd	813	95.9%
2022	94.10	19^th	898	97.9%
2023	96.25	13^th	895	98.5%
2024	97.46	7^th	875	99.2%

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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 Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	189	2	11	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	205
1989	184	2	16	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	206
1990	179	2	14	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	197
1991	188	1	15	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
1992	184	1	21	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
1993	173	0	31	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
1994	177	0	25	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1995	218	0	31	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
1996	218	0	31	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
1997	226	0	34	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1998	255	1	20	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	278
1999	266	2	21	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
2000	293	0	16	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2001	287	0	15	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
2002	305	0	18	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2003	305	0	18	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2004	312	0	12	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2005	285	1	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
2006	275	2	8	8	2	n/a	n/a	13	308
2007	264	1	10	7	1	n/a	n/a	13	296
2008	262	1	13	5	1	n/a	n/a	14	296
2009	278	0	16	8	0	n/a	n/a	13	315
2010	263	0	14	5	2	n/a	n/a	11	295
2011	282	0	13	8	2	0	12	0	317
2012	305	0	14	6	0	1	1	0	327
2013	272	2	16	10	0	1	0	0	301
2014	247	0	13	9	0	2	3	0	274
2015	257	0	15	5	0	2	0	0	279
2016	233	0	15	5	0	1	0	0	254
2017	241	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	259
2018	234	0	20	10	1	0	7	0	272
2019	236	0	19	10	1	0	7	0	273
2020	233	1	18	9	1	0	5	0	267
2021	221	1	20	11	0	0	9	0	262
2022	213	0	18	13	0	0	12	0	256
2023	210	3	16	7	0	0	13	0	249

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 Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	205	16.5	12.4	n/a
1989	206	15.7	13.1	n/a
1990	197	15.9	12.3	n/a
1991	206	16.3	12.6	n/a
1992	206	18.0	11.4	n/a
1993	204	18.5	11.0	n/a
1994	202	19.5	10.4	n/a
1995	249	21.1	11.8	n/a
1996	249	21.1	11.8	n/a
1997	261	23.1	11.3	n/a
1998	278	23.7	11.7	n/a
1999	292	26.8	10.9	n/a
2000	314	27.6	11.4	n/a
2001	305	30.9	9.9	n/a
2002	334	28.6	11.7	0
2003	334	28.6	11.7	0
2004	337	34.2	9.9	0
2005	311	35.4	8.8	0
2006	308	33.4	9.2	0
2007	296	30.0	9.9	0
2008	296	24.0	12.3	0
2009	315	33.9	9.3	0
2010	295	35.7	8.2	0
2011	317	35.9	8.8	0
2012	327	32.0	10.2	1.5
2013	301	35.3	8.5	3
2014	274	30.0	9.1	3.6
2015	279	33.0	8.4	1.8
2016	254	31.0	8.1	2
2017	259	30.4	8.5	2.7
2018	272	31.7	8.5	2.6
2019	273	32.4	8.4	1.1
2020	267	32.1	8.3	2.6
2021	262	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	256	32.9	7.7	1.6
2023	249	32.6	7.6	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 Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	205	16.5	12.4	n/a
1989	206	15.7	13.1	n/a
1990	197	15.9	12.3	n/a
1991	206	16.3	12.6	n/a
1992	206	18.0	11.4	n/a
1993	204	18.5	11.0	n/a
1994	202	19.5	10.4	n/a
1995	249	21.1	11.8	n/a
1996	249	21.1	11.8	n/a
1997	261	23.1	11.3	n/a
1998	278	23.7	11.7	n/a
1999	292	26.8	10.9	n/a
2000	314	27.6	11.4	n/a
2001	305	30.9	9.9	n/a
2002	334	28.6	11.7	0
2003	334	28.6	11.7	0
2004	337	34.2	9.9	0
2005	311	35.4	8.8	0
2006	308	33.4	9.2	0
2007	296	30.0	9.9	0
2008	296	24.0	12.3	0
2009	315	33.9	9.3	0
2010	295	35.7	8.2	0
2011	317	35.9	8.8	0
2012	327	32.0	10.2	1.5
2013	301	35.3	8.5	3
2014	274	30.0	9.1	3.6
2015	279	33.0	8.4	1.8
2016	254	31.0	8.1	2
2017	259	30.4	8.5	2.7
2018	272	31.7	8.5	2.6
2019	273	32.4	8.4	1.1
2020	267	32.1	8.3	2.6
2021	262	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	256	32.9	7.7	1.6
2023	249	32.6	7.6	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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