For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 404 students in Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
1,418 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
105 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#720 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)13%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
28 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
302 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
29%
# Black Students
125 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
9%
22%
# White Students
917 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
65%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
136
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
163
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
154
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
145
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
151
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
122
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
143
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
126
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
138
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
140
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,470 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,157. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,740 is less than the state median of $21,405. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,470
$22,157
Spending / Student
$15,740
$21,405
Best Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elden D Finley Jr High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
10835 Lombard Ave
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708) 636-2005
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708) 636-2005
Grades: 6-8
| 404 students
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