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These students did not meet the required standards of the test, compared to the 43.8% who did.
The total number of Ridge Elementary School students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.9% from the previous school year.
Ridge Elementary School is located within Plainfield School District 202, which roughly covers 28 schools and has a main office in Plainfield.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Wesmere Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 73.7% |
| Charles Reed Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 72.2% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 72% |
| Crystal Lawns Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 69.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 69.5% |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 64.9% |
| Creekside Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 64.8% |
| Meadow View Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 61.3% |
| Timber Ridge Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 56.4% |
| Ridge Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 56.2% |
| River View Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 54.5% |
| Central Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 54.4% |
| Liberty Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 52% |
| Aux Sable Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 51.4% |
| Drauden Point Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 49% |
| Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 47.7% |
| Indian Trail Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 47.6% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 40.4% |
| Eagle Pointe Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 39.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 37.5% |
| Richard Ira Jones Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 36.3% |
| Freedom Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 35.6% |
| Walker's Grove Elementary School | Plainfield School District 202 | 31.6% |
| Heritage Grove Middle School | Plainfield School District 202 | 28.7% |
Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
