Ridge Family Center for Learning, Elk Grove Village IL

Original Research by School Decision on Ridge Family Center for Learning

Ridge Family Center for Learning serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Elk Grove Village, a planned Chicago suburb split between residential neighborhoods and a sprawling industrial park near O'Hare Airport. The school is the only school-of-choice option in Community Consolidated School District 59, meaning families anywhere in the district can apply by lottery rather than being assigned by geography.

The school's enrollment is small, with students fairly evenly distributed across the grade bands. The student body is predominantly white, with meaningful Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial representation. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, nor was information on students with individualized education plans or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these populations if they are relevant to your family.

In reading proficiency on the state IAR assessment, the school shows solid results in grades four and five, with a majority of students meeting proficiency standards in both years. Grade three reading proficiency sits below that, at a level where about half of students met standards. In mathematics, grade four shows stronger performance than the school's other grade levels, while grade three and five perform at lower rates; grade five's math proficiency in particular appears as a potential area to explore with the school. The school administered a science assessment in grade five, where a majority of students met proficiency standards. State testing does not occur in kindergarten through second grade, so no data exist for those levels. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts countywide.

The school operates on a year-round calendar, an instructional structure that differs from the traditional September-to-June schedule in most district schools. Ridge has been the subject of recent district conversation: in 2023, a proposed reorganization plan would have converted it into a preschool, but the school board rejected that plan and preserved both the year-round model and the school-of-choice lottery access. That decision reflects broader district politics worth understanding if you are considering the district more broadly. A new school board majority took control in 2024, the superintendent's contract was not renewed in 2025, and the district is now searching for new leadership, signaling a meaningful shift in district direction.

In the area where the school sits, home values have appreciated and rental costs have risen modestly in recent months. The housing market is characterized by moderate supply relative to demand. Elk Grove Village itself is essentially built out and undergoing infill and redevelopment rather than expansion, with mixed-use and residential projects in motion but few new single-family subdivisions.

Ridge is one small school within a district that is at a pivot point. A parent considering it should understand both its academic standing and the district context that will shape its future.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 45% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 43% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 37% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 40% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 480%

School 80% · District 47% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 50% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Science

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 43% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

This schoolComm Cons SD 59, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.