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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Meadow Ridge School this year?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORLAND SD 135·NCES 173022002530
Meadow Ridge School
10959 W 159th St, Orland Park, IL 60467 · (708) 364-3602 · Cook County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 166 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 194 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 42.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Meadow Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #623 of 2,077 ▼ 132 | #188 of 829 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #282 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #105 of 829 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #367 of 2,419 | #194 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #796 of 2,035 | #377 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #779 of 2,042 | #280 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #1,375 of 1,461 | #630 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 802
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 43.6 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 43.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 41.2 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 534 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 41.5 | 13.6:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 42 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Ridge School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (564 to 554); teachers up 5% (41.5 to 43.6).
About Meadow Ridge School
The public elementary school Meadow Ridge School is located in Orland Park, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 554 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That is 45% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
A total of 10 schools make up Orland SD 135, with 5,186 students enrolled.
The largest group at Meadow Ridge School is White students, at 65%. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the White share is about 44%. The diversity index for Meadow Ridge School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Meadow Ridge School lists 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.2 students per teacher.
Meadow Ridge School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Illinois public elementary schools.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Meadow Ridge School among them.
The closest school to Meadow Ridge School is Century Junior High School, located about 0.1 miles away. Meadow Ridge School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Meadow Ridge School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 534 (2020-21) to 554 (2024-25).
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orland SD 135
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in Orland Park
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolHigh · 2,840 students
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Century Junior High School0.1 mi · 636
- Orland Jr High School1.8 mi · 524
- High Point Elementary School1.9 mi · 504
- Hadley Middle School2.1 mi · 834
- Orland Center School2.2 mi · 379
- Homer Jr High School2.2 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Ridge SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadow Ridge School?
Meadow Ridge School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Meadow Ridge School serve?
Meadow Ridge School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Meadow Ridge School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Meadow Ridge School.
How diverse is Meadow Ridge School?
Meadow Ridge School reports a student body of 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Meadow Ridge School public or private?
Meadow Ridge School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orland SD 135.
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