For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 377 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 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,422 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
105 Teachers
47,956 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 844 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
0.56
0.71
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
20 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
332 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
30%
# Black Students
149 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
11%
22%
# White Students
876 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
62%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
41 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
148
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
158
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
154
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
155
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
151
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
132
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
147
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
130
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
117
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
130
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,418 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,696 is less than the state median of $21,244. 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
$18,418
$21,990

Spending / Student
$15,696
$21,244

Best Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
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
| 377 students
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