Meadow Ridge School

Located at 10959 W 159th St, in Orland Park, Illinois, Meadow Ridge School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves 554 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Orland SD 135. That puts it 45% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Orland SD 135 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,186 students; Meadow Ridge School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Meadow Ridge School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Meadow Ridge School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Meadow Ridge School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Century Junior High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Meadow Ridge School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Meadow Ridge School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 554). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 8% to 12%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Meadow Ridge School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.