Riddle Elementary School serves 736 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Riddle Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 18% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 27% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Illinois state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 13% of the learner body (majority Latino and African-American), which is lower than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Riddle Elementary School’s learner population of 736 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 44 teachers has grown by 7% over five school years.

School Comparison: Riddle Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Riddle Elementary School is 0.24, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Riddle Elementary School is Mattoon High School (1.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Neil Armstrong Program/hawthorne (1.6 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Mattoon Middle School (2.8 miles away)