📍 6700 N Whipple St, Chicago, Cook County, 60645
West Ridge Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Antigoni Lambrinides-sofio. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Ridge Elem School enrolls 634 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 29% Asian and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 33% |
| Asian | 187 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
521 of the school's 634 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Ridge Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 16.
West Ridge Elem School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 634 students, West Ridge Elem School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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