Meade Park Elem School

Meade Park Elem School is a modestly sized elementary campus in Danville, Illinois, operated by Danville CCSD 118. The school caters to 312 students in grades K through 4.

Across the 9 schools in Danville CCSD 118 (4,940 students total), Meade Park Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Meade Park Elem School lists that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Vermilion County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Meade Park Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.8%; this one delivers 15.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Vermilion County shows median household income runs about $56,877, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Meade Park Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northeast Elem Magnet School, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meade Park Elem School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 19.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meade Park Elem School has shrank 12%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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