📍 400 W Main St, Grand Ridge, LaSalle County, 61325
Grand Ridge School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Ridge, LaSalle County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terry Ahearn. It is part of the Grand Ridge CCSD 95 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grand Ridge School enrolls 204 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 204 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grand Ridge School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 76.
Grand Ridge School is one of 1 schools in Grand Ridge CCSD 95, based in Grand Ridge, Illinois. The district serves 212 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, Grand Ridge School is close to the district average of about 212 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant