Is Grand Ridge School a good school?

Grand Ridge School ranks 405 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grand Ridge School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 215 students attended Grand Ridge School.

What is the racial makeup of Grand Ridge School?

Students at Grand Ridge School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grand Ridge School attend?

Students who attend Grand Ridge School usually go on to attend: High : Ottawa Township High School

Grand Ridge School

Summary:

Grand Ridge School is an elementary school located in Grand Ridge, Illinois, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the Grand Ridge CCSD 95 district, which is ranked 129 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grand Ridge School consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 59.7% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and 43.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is also exceptional, with 84.2% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. Grand Ridge School's male students and White students also perform well, ranking 271 out of 1,959 and 478 out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

However, Grand Ridge School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.4% in the 2019-2020 school year to 22.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is much higher than the state average and the nearby Tonica Grade School, Waltham Elementary School, and Ransom Grade School. Additionally, while Grand Ridge School outperforms these nearby schools, it lags behind the higher-performing McKinley Elementary School in Ottawa, which has a 4-star rating and significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-8

400 W Main St
Grand Ridge, IL 61325-9687

(815) 249-6225

District: Grand Ridge CCSD 95

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,270

Students who attend Grand Ridge School usually attend:

High:

Ottawa Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 215

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Hispanic:

3.7%

African American:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grand Ridge School ranks better than 80.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.28. (See more...)

Compare Details Grand Ridge School ranks better than 88.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.14. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.6%), Hispanic (3.7%), African American (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Ridge School is 9.3. (See more...)

Compare Grand Ridge School employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Ridge School is $18,270.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Ridge School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Ridge School 405^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Grand Ridge School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Ridge School 156^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Grand Ridge School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Grand Ridge CCSD 95:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Ridge CCSD 95 129^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grand Ridge School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	58.08	1040^th	2020	48.5%
2004	57.66	1064^th	2030	47.6%
2005	54.63	1130^th	2022	44.1%
2006	72.49	611^th	2086	70.7%
2007	69.42	727^th	2095	65.3%
2008	73.06	619^th	2092	70.4%
2009	80.25	331^st	2120	84.4%
2010	65.37	902^nd	2139	57.8%
2011	58.01	1098^th	2147	48.9%
2012	56.02	1139^th	2166	47.4%
2013	58.38	981^st	2167	54.7%
2014	66.21	726^th	2093	65.3%
2015	57.31	762^nd	2052	62.9%
2016	71.84	516^th	2046	74.8%
2017	68.99	592^nd	2044	71.0%
2018	69.08	576^th	2037	71.7%
2019	66.26	648^th	2086	68.9%
2021	66.62	552^nd	1948	71.7%
2022	75.92	457^th	2082	78.0%
2023	82.91	319^th	2077	84.6%
2024	78.28	405^th	2067	80.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	76.70	224^th	1765	87.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.71	436^th	1964	77.8%
2021	63.47	524^th	1680	68.8%
2022	70.85	504^th	1970	74.4%
2023	80.55	318^th	1957	83.8%
2024	72.36	473^rd	1942	75.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.83	678^th	1972	65.6%
2019	58.47	757^th	2019	62.5%
2021	55.36	635^th	1707	62.8%
2023	87.24	202^nd	1984	89.8%
2024	83.79	271^st	1959	86.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.98	668^th	1463	54.3%
2019	50.53	725^th	1462	50.4%
2021	49.60	615^th	1308	53.0%
2022	60.87	510^th	1425	64.2%
2023	69.65	351^st	1419	75.3%
2024	62.72	478^th	1392	65.7%

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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 Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.76	143^rd	1185	87.9%
2004	78.89	248^th	1204	79.4%
2005	57.18	625^th	1209	48.3%
2006	64.77	491^st	1272	61.4%
2007	75.45	282^nd	1287	78.1%
2008	75.60	297^th	1293	77.0%
2009	78.67	237^th	1318	82.0%
2010	71.82	390^th	1327	70.6%
2011	65.99	521^st	1344	61.2%
2012	64.86	520^th	1365	61.9%
2013	62.36	504^th	1367	63.1%
2014	64.55	452^nd	1322	65.8%
2015	62.92	381^st	1302	70.7%
2016	81.10	198^th	1294	84.7%
2017	81.74	194^th	1293	85.0%
2018	81.16	198^th	1293	84.7%
2019	85.87	160^th	1356	88.2%
2021	84.62	144^th	1241	88.4%
2022	92.38	91^st	1369	93.4%
2023	83.89	178^th	1367	87.0%
2024	86.14	156^th	1363	88.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.07	200^th	1226	83.7%
2019	82.87	174^th	1276	86.4%
2024	90.60	90^th	1251	92.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.08	185^th	1223	84.9%
2019	74.69	273^rd	1296	78.9%
2021	83.37	123^rd	1048	88.3%
2022	82.27	165^th	1286	87.2%
2023	87.64	114^th	1292	91.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Grand Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.84	249^th	889	72.0%
2019	73.72	186^th	905	79.4%
2021	79.06	115^th	813	85.9%
2022	79.62	121^st	898	86.5%
2023	70.45	213^th	895	76.2%
2024	74.41	171^st	875	80.5%

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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 Grand Ridge School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	360	1	6	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	374
1989	359	1	6	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	373
1990	365	2	7	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	383
1991	384	4	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1992	378	6	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1993	350	1	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1994	371	3	5	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
1995	361	3	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1996	361	3	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1997	345	4	4	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
1998	359	2	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
1999	345	1	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2000	345	2	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2001	350	10	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
2002	351	7	4	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2003	351	7	4	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2004	340	9	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
2005	339	10	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
2006	326	6	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
2007	316	6	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2008	311	6	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	2	335
2009	322	3	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	4	343
2010	316	5	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	5	338
2011	317	8	5	9	0	1	2	0	342
2012	299	6	4	10	0	1	4	0	324
2013	282	1	3	9	0	1	1	0	297
2014	259	3	3	5	0	1	0	0	271
2015	247	0	1	8	0	1	0	0	257
2016	226	4	0	6	0	1	0	0	237
2017	214	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	220
2018	186	2	2	7	0	0	0	0	197
2019	175	4	2	8	0	0	0	0	189
2020	175	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	189
2021	192	4	3	8	0	0	0	0	207
2022	178	4	3	8	0	0	0	0	193
2023	188	3	3	10	0	0	0	0	204
2024	197	5	2	8	0	0	3	0	215

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 Grand Ridge School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	374	22.8	16.4	n/a
1989	373	23.2	16.0	n/a
1990	383	22.6	16.9	n/a
1991	402	25.0	16.0	n/a
1992	400	27.2	14.7	n/a
1993	362	27.1	13.4	n/a
1994	388	27.1	14.3	n/a
1995	377	30.6	12.3	n/a
1996	377	30.6	12.3	n/a
1997	361	30.6	11.8	n/a
1998	375	30.6	12.3	n/a
1999	357	30.6	11.7	n/a
2000	356	30.6	11.6	n/a
2001	373	30.6	12.2	n/a
2002	376	32.0	11.8	21.3
2003	376	32.0	11.8	21.3
2004	359	30.2	11.9	21.7
2005	359	29.0	12.4	29.5
2006	346	29.0	11.9	20.5
2007	337	30.0	11.2	19
2008	335	24.0	14.0	22.8
2009	343	28.0	12.3	23.3
2010	338	26.4	12.8	23.4
2011	342	28.0	12.2	27.2
2012	324	28.0	11.5	29.3
2013	297	35.0	8.4	29
2014	271	26.0	10.4	31.7
2015	257	24.0	10.7	28
2016	237	23.0	10.3	29.5
2017	220	23.9	9.1	36.8
2018	197	21.0	9.3	31.5
2019	189	19.4	9.7	25.4
2020	189	18.6	10.1	22.8
2021	207	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	193	19.0	10.1	26.9
2023	204	19.0	10.7	28.9
2024	215	23.0	9.3	32.6

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 Grand Ridge School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	374	22.8	16.4	n/a
1989	373	23.2	16.0	n/a
1990	383	22.6	16.9	n/a
1991	402	25.0	16.0	n/a
1992	400	27.2	14.7	n/a
1993	362	27.1	13.4	n/a
1994	388	27.1	14.3	n/a
1995	377	30.6	12.3	n/a
1996	377	30.6	12.3	n/a
1997	361	30.6	11.8	n/a
1998	375	30.6	12.3	n/a
1999	357	30.6	11.7	n/a
2000	356	30.6	11.6	n/a
2001	373	30.6	12.2	n/a
2002	376	32.0	11.8	21.3
2003	376	32.0	11.8	21.3
2004	359	30.2	11.9	21.7
2005	359	29.0	12.4	29.5
2006	346	29.0	11.9	20.5
2007	337	30.0	11.2	19
2008	335	24.0	14.0	22.8
2009	343	28.0	12.3	23.3
2010	338	26.4	12.8	23.4
2011	342	28.0	12.2	27.2
2012	324	28.0	11.5	29.3
2013	297	35.0	8.4	29
2014	271	26.0	10.4	31.7
2015	257	24.0	10.7	28
2016	237	23.0	10.3	29.5
2017	220	23.9	9.1	36.8
2018	197	21.0	9.3	31.5
2019	189	19.4	9.7	25.4
2020	189	18.6	10.1	22.8
2021	207	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	193	19.0	10.1	26.9
2023	204	19.0	10.7	28.9
2024	215	23.0	9.3	32.6

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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