Ridgely Elementary School
2040 North 8th St
Springfield IL, 62702, Sangamon County
Phone: 217-525-3259
Ranking: 
(2,592 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*
(2,592 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield School District 186
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 353 | 362 | 359 | 392 | 400 | 422 | 421 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 17 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.6% | 38 | 9.5% | 40 | 9.5% | 44 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 15.6% | 54 | 14.9% | 54 | 15.0% | 60 | 15.3% | 59 | 14.8% | 80 | 19.0% | 75 | 17.8% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 13.3% | 63 | 17.4% | 51 | 14.2% | 66 | 16.8% | 75 | 18.8% | 76 | 18.0% | 75 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 17.8% | 54 | 14.9% | 58 | 16.2% | 72 | 18.4% | 68 | 17.0% | 52 | 12.3% | 63 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 13.3% | 64 | 17.7% | 70 | 19.5% | 62 | 15.8% | 46 | 11.5% | 69 | 16.4% | 52 | 12.4% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 18.1% | 66 | 18.2% | 66 | 18.4% | 56 | 14.3% | 58 | 14.5% | 47 | 11.1% | 54 | 12.8% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 17.0% | 61 | 16.9% | 43 | 12.0% | 58 | 14.8% | 56 | 14.0% | 58 | 13.7% | 58 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 52.7% | 181 | 50.0% | 187 | 52.1% | 211 | 53.8% | 182 | 45.5% | 189 | 44.8% | 177 | 42.0% |
| Female: | 167 | 47.3% | 181 | 50.0% | 172 | 47.9% | 181 | 46.2% | 171 | 42.8% | 186 | 44.1% | 202 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 87 | 24.6% | 82 | 22.7% | 88 | 24.5% | 95 | 24.2% | 74 | 18.5% | 79 | 18.7% | 92 | 21.9% |
| White: | 215 | 60.9% | 240 | 66.3% | 242 | 67.4% | 257 | 65.6% | 280 | 70.0% | 297 | 70.4% | 280 | 66.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 12.2% | 35 | 9.7% | 26 | 7.2% | 27 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 291 | 82.4% | 305 | 84.3% | 204 | 56.8% | 286 | 73.0% | 269 | 67.3% | 291 | 69.0% | 250 | 59.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 25.1% | 30 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.3% | 36 | 8.5% | 37 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.81 | 13.06 | 13.75 | 14.46 | 13.54 | 15.10 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.4% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.8% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 74.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 79.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 76.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.0% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.9% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 76.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 79.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 48.0% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 55.7% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 56.1% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 55.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 59.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 59.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.0% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 58.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 63.2% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 75.0% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 72.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.7% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 52.5% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.2% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 63.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 63.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 62.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 61.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 47.2% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.2% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 53.0% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 56.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69.8% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 65.5% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 64.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 64.1% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 67.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.1% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.3% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60.9% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 72.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 70.8% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 75.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.0% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 77.8% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 51.9% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 51.7% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.4% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 57.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 67.2% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 65.0% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.9% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 45.2% | 58.9% |
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* Ridgely Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.