📍 2470 Nelson Rd, New Lenox, Will County, 60451
Nelson Ridge School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Lenox, Will County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Baldermann. It is part of the New Lenox SD 122 school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson Ridge School enrolls 470 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 470 students (13%) 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.
Nelson Ridge School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 19, state house district 37.
Nelson Ridge School is one of 12 schools in New Lenox SD 122, based in New Lenox, Illinois. The district serves 4,956 students district-wide and employs 302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, Nelson Ridge School is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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