Elementary · Illinois

Ridge Elementary School

Free meals for all

Ridge Elementary School, a public elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois: grades k–5, 481 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Plainfield SD 202.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 481
Teachers (FTE): 37.5
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 63% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Plainfield SD 202

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Plainfield SD 202.

Location

Address: 1900 Caton Ridge Dr, Plainfield, IL 60586
Phone: (815)577-4630
City or town: Joliet
County: Will County

Website Quality of life in Joliet Schools in Joliet

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Wesmere Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	544	11.9	0.9 mi
Meadow View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	627	15.5	1.3 mi
Troy Hofer Elem Sch	Pre-K–4	436	12.2	1.4 mi
Charles Reed Elementary SchFree meals for all	K–5	641	13.2	1.7 mi
River View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	584	12.6	2.1 mi
Jones Elementary School	K–4	553	14.4	2.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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