Elementary · Illinois

Ridgely Elem School

Free meals for all

Ridgely Elem School, a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois: grades pre-k–5, 343 students, 15.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Springfield SD 186.

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: 343
Teachers (FTE): 22.0
Students per teacher: 15.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 55% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Springfield SD 186

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Springfield SD 186.

Location

Address: 2040 N 8th St, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone: (217)525-3259
City or town: Springfield
County: Sangamon County

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Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Fairview Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	302	12.3	1.0 mi
McClernand Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	213	12.2	1.3 mi
Enos Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	245	11.1	1.4 mi
Wilcox Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	241	12.1	1.5 mi
Jane Addams Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	243	11.6	2.4 mi
Dubois Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	469	15.1	2.5 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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