Elden D Finley Jr High School
Chicago Ridge, IL · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
514th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 25%▲ Improving
10835 Lombard Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708)636-2005NCES ID 170999001229Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Elden D Finley Jr High School 514th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 25% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 17th in 2019 to 25th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 377 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71.6% | 61.3% | ▼ 10.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.2% | 24.7% | ▲ 10.5 pts | |
| Black | 8.0% | 9.0% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 3.7% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.0% | 0.8% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.7% | 0.5% | ▼ 1.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $228K in zip 60415 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Elden D Finley Jr High School
- #224Worth Jr High SchoolWorth SD 127 · 1 mi away224th of 685
ELA 77% ▲38 · Math 31% ▲6Compare - #248Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 1.5 mi away248th of 685
ELA 69% ▲30 · Math 35% ▲10Compare - #350Simmons Middle SchoolRidgeland SD 122 · 1.8 mi away350th of 685
ELA 62% ▲23 · Math 28% ▲3Compare - #357Prairie Jr High SchoolAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 · 2.5 mi away357th of 685
ELA 60% ▲21 · Math 28% ▲3Compare - #96Independence Jr High SchoolPalos Heights SD 128 · 2.6 mi away96th of 685
ELA 86% ▲47 · Math 49% ▲24Compare - #17H H Conrady Jr High SchoolNorth Palos SD 117 · 2.6 mi away17th of 685
ELA 90% ▲51 · Math 73% ▲48Compare - #425Hamlin Upper Grade CenterAtwood Heights SD 125 · 3.4 mi away425th of 685
ELA 61% ▲22 · Math 16% ▼9Compare - #548Nathan Hale Middle SchoolCook County SD 130 · 3.5 mi away548th of 685
ELA 38% ▼1 · Math 20% ▼5Compare
What school district is Elden D Finley Jr High School in?
Elden D Finley Jr High School is part of the Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 district in Chicago Ridge, Illinois.
Is Elden D Finley Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Elden D Finley Jr High School 514th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 25% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Elden D Finley Jr High School?
White 61%, Hispanic 25%, Black 9%, Two or more races 4% (377 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Elden D Finley Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60415 is $228K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.