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West Ridge Elem School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

West Ridge Elem School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 683 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
683
Teachers (FTE)
51.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 234 34%
White 181 27%
Hispanic/Latino 158 23%
Black or African American 93 14%
Two or more races 15 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 683 364M / 319F

English Language Learners: 281 (41% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 27.7% 118
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 32.7% 120

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.07 grade levels
Math
-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
158
23.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 683 100%

Contact & Location

6700 N Whipple St

Chicago, IL 60645

Phone: (773)534-8250

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

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Related Data

NCES ID

170993006108

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD