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Ridgeview CUSD 19 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 107 students in Ridgeview CUSD 19 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Ridgeview CUSD 19 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 7% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,606 Schools
# Students
273 Students
622,256 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
48,565 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ridgeview CUSD 19 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#760 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
27%
Showing 2012–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
30%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
85%
87.6%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)7.6%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.71
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
6%
31%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% Black
n/a
21%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 23-year historical data available below ↓
% White
86%
39%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $52,652 is higher than the state median of $25,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 120% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $42,667 is higher than the state median of $24,168. The school district spending/student has grown by 98% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$46,284 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending
$12 MM
$44,509 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Revenue / Student
$52,652
$25,132
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending / Student
$42,667
$24,168
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Best Ridgeview CUSD 19 School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ridgeview Jr High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
202 E Wood St
Colfax, IL 61728
(309) 723-2951
Colfax, IL 61728
(309) 723-2951
Gr: 6-8 | 107 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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