Is Union Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Union Ridge Elementary School ranks 412 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Union Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 649 students attended Union Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Union Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Union Ridge Elementary School are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Union Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Union Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Ridgewood Community High School

Union Ridge Elementary School

Summary:

Union Ridge Elementary School is a public school located in Harwood Heights, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with 649 students. It is part of the Union Ridge School District 86, which is ranked 166 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating. Union Ridge Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, indicating strong academic performance.

Union Ridge Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 61%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 37.2%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science is also impressive, with 65.8% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. Union Ridge Elementary School's performance is particularly strong in certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks among the top schools in the state. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9 in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy, Union Ridge Elementary School outperforms most of them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as Oriole Park Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or even higher than Union Ridge Elementary School in certain grade levels and subjects. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Union Ridge Elementary School has maintained its strong academic performance, which is a testament to the school's effective educational practices and dedicated staff.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4600 N Oak Park Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706-4823

(708) 867-5822

District: Union Ridge School District 86

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,317

Students who attend Union Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ridgewood Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 649

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Asian:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Union Ridge Elementary School ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.15. (See more...)

Compare Details Union Ridge Elementary School ranks better than 81.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.98. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Union Ridge Elementary School is $15,317.

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Union Ridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Ridge Elementary School 412^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Union Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Union Ridge Elementary School 251^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Union Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Union Ridge School District 86:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Ridge School District 86 166^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.31	451^st	2020	77.7%
2004	70.68	674^th	2030	66.8%
2005	69.50	686^th	2022	66.1%
2006	75.35	494^th	2086	76.3%
2007	73.71	560^th	2095	73.3%
2008	75.36	527^th	2092	74.8%
2009	71.65	675^th	2120	68.2%
2010	68.95	775^th	2139	63.8%
2011	65.23	893^rd	2147	58.4%
2012	70.49	712^th	2166	67.1%
2013	68.64	701^st	2167	67.7%
2014	68.49	663^rd	2093	68.3%
2015	77.25	401^st	2052	80.5%
2016	79.01	384^th	2046	81.2%
2017	77.00	429^th	2044	79.0%
2018	81.62	322^nd	2037	84.2%
2019	79.53	366^th	2086	82.5%
2021	66.06	560^th	1948	71.3%
2022	75.16	471^st	2082	77.4%
2023	81.42	350^th	2077	83.1%
2024	78.15	412^th	2067	80.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.45	22^nd	718	96.9%
2019	92.60	15^th	743	98.0%
2021	81.84	34^th	537	93.7%
2022	75.20	71^st	768	90.8%
2023	94.56	9^th	788	98.9%
2024	88.12	34^th	826	95.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	34.45	748^th	1194	37.4%
2023	58.08	360^th	1156	68.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.95	46^th	1765	97.4%
2019	86.41	89^th	1816	95.1%
2021	79.33	133^rd	1514	91.2%
2022	92.18	51^st	1763	97.1%
2023	91.39	72^nd	1808	96.0%
2024	89.13	76^th	1793	95.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.82	279^th	1964	85.8%
2019	82.18	282^nd	2019	86.0%
2021	64.99	498^th	1680	70.4%
2022	75.98	413^th	1970	79.0%
2023	77.08	385^th	1957	80.3%
2024	76.51	375^th	1942	80.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.01	613^th	907	32.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.66	379^th	1972	80.8%
2019	73.73	449^th	2019	77.8%
2021	61.52	533^rd	1707	68.8%
2022	67.81	545^th	1977	72.4%
2023	80.27	317^th	1984	84.0%
2024	75.59	414^th	1959	78.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.06	255^th	938	72.8%
2019	81.13	78^th	955	91.8%
2021	68.49	123^rd	742	83.4%
2022	80.93	113^th	954	88.2%
2023	86.20	70^th	970	92.8%
2024	65.43	225^th	959	76.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.63	323^rd	1463	77.9%
2019	67.67	415^th	1462	71.6%
2021	52.49	578^th	1308	55.8%
2022	58.88	547^th	1425	61.6%
2023	66.23	410^th	1419	71.1%
2024	65.81	422^nd	1392	69.7%

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

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	82.71	180^th	1185	84.8%
2004	82.51	174^th	1204	85.5%
2005	82.19	184^th	1209	84.8%
2006	82.77	144^th	1272	88.7%
2007	74.91	296^th	1287	77.0%
2008	73.22	350^th	1293	72.9%
2009	74.16	328^th	1318	75.1%
2010	79.83	202^nd	1327	84.8%
2011	82.89	133^rd	1344	90.1%
2012	81.92	170^th	1365	87.5%
2013	72.16	349^th	1367	74.5%
2014	66.78	413^th	1322	68.8%
2015	84.06	168^th	1302	87.1%
2016	82.51	176^th	1294	86.4%
2017	69.49	321^st	1293	75.2%
2018	87.13	136^th	1293	89.5%
2019	84.23	178^th	1356	86.9%
2021	77.66	221^st	1241	82.2%
2022	75.36	276^th	1369	79.8%
2023	80.29	221^st	1367	83.8%
2024	77.98	251^st	1363	81.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	56.20	99^th	454	78.2%
2023	75.09	37^th	480	92.3%
2024	87.13	15^th	486	96.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.68	202^nd	805	74.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.03	36^th	1161	96.9%
2019	91.23	42^nd	1217	96.5%
2021	87.70	53^rd	1019	94.8%
2022	90.18	43^rd	1221	96.5%
2023	87.98	62^nd	1234	95.0%
2024	87.88	66^th	1219	94.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.09	109^th	1226	91.1%
2019	85.60	135^th	1276	89.4%
2021	75.45	206^th	1017	79.7%
2022	74.17	269^th	1286	79.1%
2023	80.27	200^th	1275	84.3%
2024	77.93	234^th	1251	81.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.79	208^th	674	69.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.91	163^rd	1223	86.7%
2019	78.29	221^st	1296	82.9%
2021	74.73	200^th	1048	80.9%
2022	76.13	231^st	1286	82.0%
2023	77.38	226^th	1292	82.5%
2024	74.84	261^st	1264	79.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Union Ridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.47	38^th	590	93.6%
2019	67.83	151^st	639	76.4%
2021	60.32	141^st	517	72.7%
2022	63.75	166^th	662	74.9%
2023	75.82	105^th	661	84.1%
2024	73.25	122^nd	643	81.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.05	173^rd	889	80.5%
2019	74.11	181^st	905	80.0%
2021	72.55	172^nd	813	78.8%
2022	59.77	324^th	898	63.9%
2023	65.51	257^th	895	71.3%
2024	64.19	274^th	875	68.7%

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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 Union Ridge Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	349	n/a	7	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	373
1990	380	n/a	5	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	395
1991	364	0	6	15	0	n/a	n/a	385
1992	402	0	10	10	0	n/a	n/a	422
1993	434	0	16	16	0	n/a	n/a	466
1994	460	1	5	22	2	n/a	n/a	490
1995	481	2	17	33	0	n/a	n/a	533
1996	481	2	17	33	0	n/a	n/a	533
1997	489	1	22	36	1	n/a	n/a	549
1998	517	1	13	26	1	n/a	n/a	558
1999	520	1	20	31	2	n/a	n/a	574
2000	509	0	16	28	2	n/a	n/a	555
2001	484	0	23	28	1	n/a	n/a	536
2002	505	3	16	67	1	n/a	n/a	592
2003	505	3	16	67	1	n/a	n/a	592
2004	512	3	16	57	1	n/a	n/a	589
2005	506	3	25	67	0	n/a	n/a	601
2006	498	0	33	81	0	n/a	n/a	612
2007	498	1	38	83	0	n/a	n/a	620
2008	456	1	43	85	0	n/a	n/a	585
2009	463	1	45	89	0	n/a	n/a	598
2010	439	0	53	95	0	n/a	n/a	587
2011	403	2	53	128	0	3	9	598
2012	411	1	52	127	0	2	8	601
2013	392	0	53	140	0	3	8	596
2014	409	2	69	164	0	1	5	650
2015	429	0	60	149	1	1	5	645
2016	447	0	56	151	2	1	5	662
2017	450	2	60	159	1	1	8	681
2018	450	4	48	152	0	1	7	662
2019	454	3	42	153	1	3	7	663
2020	441	3	54	152	1	5	5	661
2021	425	2	56	143	1	4	7	638
2022	430	2	54	151	1	3	3	644
2023	418	7	61	155	0	3	5	649

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 Union Ridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	373	32.0	11.6	n/a
1990	395	30.7	12.8	n/a
1991	385	32.2	11.9	n/a
1992	422	29.5	14.3	n/a
1993	466	29.0	16.1	n/a
1994	490	30.6	16.0	n/a
1995	533	36.0	14.8	n/a
1996	533	36.0	14.8	n/a
1997	549	35.0	15.7	n/a
1998	558	35.0	15.9	n/a
1999	574	36.5	15.7	n/a
2000	555	35.9	15.5	n/a
2001	536	37.4	14.3	n/a
2002	592	37.0	16.0	14.5
2003	592	37.0	16.0	14.5
2004	589	36.5	16.1	14.6
2005	601	37.2	16.2	17
2006	612	34.6	17.7	17.3
2007	620	32.0	19.4	18.5
2008	585	34.0	17.2	20.9
2009	598	30.1	19.9	20.9
2010	587	36.1	16.2	27.1
2011	598	37.1	16.1	29.9
2012	601	37.1	16.1	34.4
2013	596	n/a	n/a	32.6
2014	650	n/a	n/a	37.1
2015	645	45.0	14.3	47.8
2016	662	47.0	14.0	35.8
2017	681	44.1	15.4	36.4
2018	662	46.6	14.1	29.9
2019	663	45.6	14.5	37.3
2020	661	45.7	14.4	41
2021	638	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	644	46.6	13.8	44.4
2023	649	50.0	12.9	48.8

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 Union Ridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	373	32.0	11.6	n/a
1990	395	30.7	12.8	n/a
1991	385	32.2	11.9	n/a
1992	422	29.5	14.3	n/a
1993	466	29.0	16.1	n/a
1994	490	30.6	16.0	n/a
1995	533	36.0	14.8	n/a
1996	533	36.0	14.8	n/a
1997	549	35.0	15.7	n/a
1998	558	35.0	15.9	n/a
1999	574	36.5	15.7	n/a
2000	555	35.9	15.5	n/a
2001	536	37.4	14.3	n/a
2002	592	37.0	16.0	14.5
2003	592	37.0	16.0	14.5
2004	589	36.5	16.1	14.6
2005	601	37.2	16.2	17
2006	612	34.6	17.7	17.3
2007	620	32.0	19.4	18.5
2008	585	34.0	17.2	20.9
2009	598	30.1	19.9	20.9
2010	587	36.1	16.2	27.1
2011	598	37.1	16.1	29.9
2012	601	37.1	16.1	34.4
2013	596	n/a	n/a	32.6
2014	650	n/a	n/a	37.1
2015	645	45.0	14.3	47.8
2016	662	47.0	14.0	35.8
2017	681	44.1	15.4	36.4
2018	662	46.6	14.1	29.9
2019	663	45.6	14.5	37.3
2020	661	45.7	14.4	41
2021	638	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	644	46.6	13.8	44.4
2023	649	50.0	12.9	48.8

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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