How many students attend Nelson Ridge School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 455 students attended Nelson Ridge School.

What is the racial makeup of Nelson Ridge School?

Students at Nelson Ridge School are 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Nelson Ridge School attend?

Students who attend Nelson Ridge School usually go on to attend Lincoln Way West

Nelson Ridge School

Summary:

Nelson Ridge School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in New Lenox School District 122 in Illinois, with an enrollment of 470 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, making it a standout in the region.

Nelson Ridge School's academic excellence is evident across all subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 57.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.7% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 49.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 47.2% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also excelled in Science, with 67.5% of students proficient or better, compared to 66.3% for the district and 53.2% for the state. This consistent academic performance suggests a strong educational program and effective teaching practices at Nelson Ridge School.

Interestingly, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 12.98% to 14.72% over the past 3 school years, indicates a higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased from $9,412 in 2019-2020 to $11,366 in 2022-2023, suggesting a greater investment in the school's resources and programs. When compared to nearby middle schools in the New Lenox School District 122, such as Liberty Junior High School and Alex M Martino Junior High School, Nelson Ridge School stands out as a high-performing institution, setting a benchmark for academic excellence in the region.

Detail:

Public 4-6

2470 Nelson Rd
New Lenox, IL 60451-8586

(815) 462-2870

District: New Lenox School District 122

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,222

Students who attend Nelson Ridge School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln Way West

Feeder schools for Nelson Ridge School:

Elementary:

Nelson Prairie School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 455

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.3%

See top rated Illinois public schools

Compare Nelson Ridge School to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Nelson Ridge School ranks better than 86.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.25. (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 (84.2%), Hispanic (11.2%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nelson Ridge School is 18.9. 4 middle schools in the New Lenox School District 122 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Nelson Ridge School employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nelson Ridge School is $12,222. 3 middle schools in the New Lenox School District 122 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nelson Ridge School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nelson Ridge School 278^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Nelson Ridge School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

What do you think?

Your rating for Nelson Ridge School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Nelson Ridge School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	73.94	581^st	2020	71.2%
2004	69.40	711^th	2030	65.0%
2005	67.64	769^th	2022	62.0%
2006	57.30	1132^nd	2086	45.7%
2007	68.65	758^th	2095	63.8%
2008	71.20	675^th	2092	67.7%
2009	68.16	798^th	2120	62.4%
2010	69.10	768^th	2139	64.1%
2011	71.38	684^th	2147	68.1%
2012	66.11	863^rd	2166	60.2%
2013	72.48	597^th	2167	72.5%
2014	69.15	648^th	2093	69.0%
2015	70.12	530^th	2052	74.2%
2016	79.72	362^nd	2046	82.3%
2017	84.25	272^nd	2044	86.7%
2018	81.63	321^st	2037	84.2%
2019	84.93	266^th	2086	87.2%
2021	83.48	267^th	1948	86.3%
2022	84.85	285^th	2082	86.3%
2023	85.81	255^th	2077	87.7%
2024	84.25	278^th	2067	86.6%

See the entire list of Illinois Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.94	403^rd	763	47.2%
2019	51.34	449^th	1194	62.4%
2021	60.90	177^th	640	72.3%
2022	59.80	285^th	1113	74.4%
2023	70.42	234^th	1156	79.8%
2024	76.66	185^th	1195	84.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.24	439^th	1765	75.1%
2019	82.73	138^th	1816	92.4%
2021	81.63	112^th	1514	92.6%
2022	85.56	101^st	1763	94.3%
2023	81.51	163^rd	1808	91.0%
2024	86.70	107^th	1793	94.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.17	233^rd	1964	88.1%
2019	84.68	229^th	2019	88.7%
2021	86.88	148^th	1680	91.2%
2022	86.65	221^st	1970	88.8%
2023	86.03	224^th	1957	88.6%
2024	83.50	264^th	1942	86.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.07	161^st	907	82.2%
2024	76.02	100^th	886	88.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.50	425^th	1972	78.4%
2019	83.58	263^rd	2019	87.0%
2021	73.18	381^st	1707	77.7%
2022	79.09	354^th	1977	82.1%
2023	83.20	263^rd	1984	86.7%
2024	81.56	311^th	1959	84.1%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.75	134^th	938	85.7%
2019	91.93	22^nd	955	97.7%
2021	83.11	54^th	742	92.7%
2022	89.40	45^th	954	95.3%
2023	91.07	49^th	970	94.9%
2024	80.70	99^th	959	89.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Nelson Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.87	453^rd	1463	69.0%
2019	69.71	376^th	1462	74.3%
2021	73.46	262^nd	1308	80.0%
2022	72.57	307^th	1425	78.5%
2023	74.92	276^th	1419	80.5%
2024	71.59	338^th	1392	75.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Nelson Ridge School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Nelson Ridge School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Nelson Ridge School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	463	2	5	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2001	521	2	4	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2002	611	6	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2003	611	6	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2004	623	5	3	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	648
2005	660	10	4	16	1	n/a	n/a	1	692
2006	663	8	2	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
2007	481	5	4	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2008	485	5	3	31	0	n/a	n/a	2	526
2009	473	6	0	33	1	n/a	n/a	2	515
2010	505	6	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	517
2011	477	5	3	48	1	1	6	0	541
2012	443	4	6	61	1	1	5	0	521
2013	427	2	6	55	2	2	4	0	498
2014	409	5	5	55	0	2	3	0	479
2015	443	3	3	51	1	1	3	0	505
2016	425	4	4	46	2	0	7	0	488
2017	396	6	3	46	5	0	8	0	464
2018	410	8	4	35	3	0	8	0	468
2019	398	5	2	33	2	0	19	0	459
2020	402	5	3	32	1	0	21	0	464
2021	367	5	4	47	0	0	18	0	441
2022	406	6	6	56	0	0	15	0	489
2023	392	7	5	55	0	0	11	0	470
2024	383	4	4	51	0	0	13	0	455

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 Nelson Ridge School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	488	21.0	23.2	n/a
2001	549	24.0	22.9	n/a
2002	632	29.0	21.8	2.8
2003	632	29.0	21.8	2.8
2004	648	29.0	22.3	3.9
2005	692	33.0	21.0	3.6
2006	702	32.0	21.9	4.1
2007	515	23.0	22.4	6.2
2008	526	21.0	25.0	7.6
2009	515	25.0	20.6	11.3
2010	517	23.0	22.4	12.1
2011	541	23.0	23.5	13.9
2012	521	24.0	21.7	11.3
2013	498	24.6	20.2	13.7
2014	479	22.0	21.7	14.2
2015	505	23.0	21.9	15.4
2016	488	23.0	21.2	9.4
2017	464	22.8	20.3	11.2
2018	468	25.0	18.7	12
2019	459	22.0	20.8	10.2
2020	464	21.0	22.0	9.7
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	489	26.0	18.8	14.7
2023	470	26.3	17.8	13
2024	455	24.0	18.9	14.3

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 Nelson Ridge School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	488	21.0	23.2	n/a
2001	549	24.0	22.9	n/a
2002	632	29.0	21.8	2.8
2003	632	29.0	21.8	2.8
2004	648	29.0	22.3	3.9
2005	692	33.0	21.0	3.6
2006	702	32.0	21.9	4.1
2007	515	23.0	22.4	6.2
2008	526	21.0	25.0	7.6
2009	515	25.0	20.6	11.3
2010	517	23.0	22.4	12.1
2011	541	23.0	23.5	13.9
2012	521	24.0	21.7	11.3
2013	498	24.6	20.2	13.7
2014	479	22.0	21.7	14.2
2015	505	23.0	21.9	15.4
2016	488	23.0	21.2	9.4
2017	464	22.8	20.3	11.2
2018	468	25.0	18.7	12
2019	459	22.0	20.8	10.2
2020	464	21.0	22.0	9.7
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	489	26.0	18.8	14.7
2023	470	26.3	17.8	13
2024	455	24.0	18.9	14.3

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.

Immunization Rates