For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 308 students in Meridian CUSD 223 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Meridian CUSD 223 School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,493 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
106 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Meridian CUSD 223 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#304 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)26%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
193 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
29%
# Black Students
11 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
1,238 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
83%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
52
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
110
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
99
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
100
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
110
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
120
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
109
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
103
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
94
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
126
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
116
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
124
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,782 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 38% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,084 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,782
$21,914
Spending / Student
$17,084
$21,170
Best Meridian CUSD 223 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Meridian Jr High School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
207 W Main St
Stillman Valley, IL 61084
(815) 645-2230
Stillman Valley, IL 61084
(815) 645-2230
Grades: 6-8
| 308 students
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