Ridgeview Elementary School
Colfax, IL · Ridgeview CUSD 19
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant
1,246th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 41%▼ Declining
300 S Harrison St, Colfax, IL 61728
(309)723-6531NCES ID 170010905369Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Ridgeview Elementary School 1,246th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 41% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 48th in 2019 to 41th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (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 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.
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 252 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1989, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.1% | 86.9% | ▼ 9.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.8% | 6.3% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 6.3% | ▲ 6.3 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.4% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1989. 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 $172K in zip 61728 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Ridgeview Elementary School in?
Ridgeview Elementary School is part of the Ridgeview CUSD 19 district in Colfax, Illinois.
Is Ridgeview Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Ridgeview Elementary School 1,246th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 41% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Elementary School?
White 87%, Hispanic 6%, Two or more races 6% (252 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Ridgeview Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61728 is $172K 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.