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West Ridge Elementary School
6700 North Whipple St Chicago IL, 60645, Cook County Phone: 773-534-8250 Ranking:  (2,279 out of 3,028, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 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 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 41 | 31 | 23 | ||||
| Total Students: | 737 | 695 | 654 | 1,239 | ||||
| Prekindergarten: | 29 | 3.9% | 39 | 5.6% | 42 | 6.4% | 37 | 3.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 12.2% | 95 | 13.7% | 69 | 10.6% | 114 | 9.2% |
| Grade 1: | 103 | 14.0% | 72 | 10.4% | 75 | 11.5% | 155 | 12.5% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 10.0% | 88 | 12.7% | 73 | 11.2% | 151 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 12.1% | 65 | 9.4% | 73 | 11.2% | 142 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 9.1% | 76 | 10.9% | 59 | 9.0% | 151 | 12.2% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 10.2% | 55 | 7.9% | 65 | 9.9% | 149 | 12.0% |
| Grade 6: | 65 | 8.8% | 64 | 9.2% | 64 | 9.8% | 140 | 11.3% |
| Grade 7: | 69 | 9.4% | 76 | 10.9% | 61 | 9.3% | 154 | 12.4% |
| Grade 8: | 76 | 10.3% | 65 | 9.4% | 73 | 11.2% | 46 | 3.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 384 | 52.1% | 351 | 50.5% | 317 | 48.5% | 618 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 353 | 47.9% | 344 | 49.5% | 337 | 51.5% | 621 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 262 | 35.5% | 248 | 35.7% | 212 | 32.4% | 161 | 13.0% |
| Hispanic: | 182 | 24.7% | 181 | 26.0% | 184 | 28.1% | 807 | 65.1% |
| Black: | 55 | 7.5% | 51 | 7.3% | 48 | 7.3% | 61 | 4.9% |
| White: | 218 | 29.6% | 192 | 27.6% | 194 | 29.7% | 186 | 15.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 670 | 90.9% | 611 | 87.9% | 287 | 43.9% | 484 | 39.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 2.6% | 295 | 45.1% | 36 | 2.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.14 | 17.01 | 21.10 | 53.87 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* West Ridge Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.