Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: (847) 998-5050
District: Glenview Central Consolidated School District 34
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 3,4,5 • 474 students
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, a public school located in Glenview, IL, serves grades 3-5 in the Glenview Central Consolidated School District 34.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is a public school located in Glenview, IL. 474 students attend Pleasant Ridge Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 9/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Illinois Assessment of Readiness data from Illinois State Board of Education, and using 2025 Illinois Science Assessment data from Illinois State Board of Education. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Illinois State Board of Education. |
Posted: August 2, 2020
Posted: August 2, 2020
Posted: August 2, 2020
Posted: August 2, 2020
Posted: August 2, 2020
The academic program is very strong, and the school is well-organized. I would have given it a MUCH better rating if it were not for the teacher we had in the fifth grade. This is clearly a teacher who is in this for an easy paycheck with no sense of commitment to the children. The classroom was left with a sub once a week on a regular basis, and sometimes more, while the teacher habitually tended to personal matters, going so far at times to complain of fatigue to the children in her class because she had to get up "early" with her child. Even with the switch to e-learning, Zoom time was repeatedly rescheduled to accommodate the teachers various personal priorities, meaning even from her own kitchen table, she couldnt manage to work during work hours. It comes down to her personal life constantly trumping her professional responsibilities, at the expense of the children assigned to her class. In the classroom, she lacked control, and many kids would work on their homework while she was reading aloud. Busy work seemed to take up half the day, along with endless screen time. Our childs grades slipped for the first time in her academic record. This teacher also showed no interest or effort in helping the children sociallygoing so far as to not even encourage the children to welcome a student or help that child feel comfortable during the school day. She also regularly posted photos of the children in her classroom on a public Twitter account without parental consent. During the holidays, we were provided with a list of her favorite stores (Nordstrom) and her initials, should we wish to monogram anything for her, it would seem. At curriculum night, where working parents gave up their time to gather information for the year ahead, she used the time to give us a slideshow of her siblings and her parents. Had this not been our final year at Pleasant Ridge, we would have put our child in private school immediately, however, in fairness, this teacher is not a reflection of the quality of the school, but rather a shocking departure from it. Bare minimum seems to be her motto, and she doesnt even try to fake anything more. It is unfortunate that the school board retains a teacher with this overwhelming lack of investment in her job and that our tax payer money supports her.
Posted: August 2, 2020
Posted: August 2, 2020
The teachers at this school are either great or absolutely terrible.
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Posted: September 5, 2017
Another great experience in this district! My kids enjoyed going to school every day and learned a great deal along with developing other interests such as music and philanthropy. It's just a great overall environment and we feel fortunate to have such amazing schools.
Posted: August 12, 2015
Daughter recently finished here. I very much like the 3yr intermediate system as it gives the kids a visible stepwise goal. The stratification of the math and reading was good too though there was a lot of transition as they moved to common core, and the system could use some tweaking.
Very small percent of kids in the gifted reading/writing program and the rest in gen pop. Conversely, too many kids in the fast math program. Would suggest they break into thirds: standard/accelerated/double accelerated and reassess yearly.
Having said that, it's an excellent school with great teachers and leadership.
Posted: May 9, 2009
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