Union Ridge School District 86

Union Ridge School District 86 in Illinois has one standout elementary school, Union Ridge Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 649 students. This school is a top performer, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Union Ridge Elementary excels academically, with proficiency rates on state assessments that exceed the Illinois averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, 61% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and 37.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics, well above the state's 28.4% average. The school also outperformed the state on the Illinois Science Assessment, with 65.8% of students scoring proficient or better.

Despite having a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 48.84%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, Union Ridge School District 86 is able to provide a high-quality education at Union Ridge Elementary. The school's higher-than-average spending per student and low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 to 1 suggest the district is allocating significant resources to support student learning. While the school's performance is exceptional, there is still room for improvement, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates are lower than in English Language Arts.