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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174004206
Meadow View Elementary School
2501 Mirage Ave, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 439-4828 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
267 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
47.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 22.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Meadow View Elementary School
Meadow View Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Elementary School this school | 627 | 42.6% | 42.3% |
| Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield | 544 | 44.3% | 35.3% |
| Charles Reed Elementary School Plainfield | 641 | 36.7% | 38.0% |
| Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego | 661 | 37.7% | 52.2% |
| Montessori Elementary School Rockford | 660 | 36.4% | 46.0% |
| River View Elementary School Plainfield | 584 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Meadow View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #847 of 1,925 | #64 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,031 of 2,077 ▲ 42 | #70 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,079 of 2,077 ▼ 231 | #73 of 100 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #222 of 2,419 | #12 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,639 of 2,035 | #77 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #218 of 2,042 | #22 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #1,497 of 2,132 | #53 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #93 of 615 | #6 of 36 |
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
627
+96 (+18%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 853
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 | 627 | 40.5 | 15.5:1 | 43% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 37.1 | 15.8:1 | 44% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 36.6 | 15.8:1 | 47% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 39.3 | 13.0:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 32% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 43 | 19.8:1 | 17% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 32 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (509 to 627); teachers up 3% (39.3 to 40.5).
About Meadow View Elementary School
Meadow View Elementary School is an elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 627 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 65% higher.
Plainfield SD 202 has 30 schools; together they serve 24,556 students.
White students are the largest group at Meadow View Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Will County's residents are about 62% White, 18 points above the school's share. Meadow View Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Meadow View Elementary School, 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment. Across public schools in Will County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Meadow View Elementary School would score about 46.9%. It scores 42.3%, 4.6 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 209 public schools operate in Will County, serving about 113,008 students.
The closest other public school is Charles Reed Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.3% is below the 43.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The number of students grew from 531 to 627 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other Meadow View Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Meadow View Elementary. Meadow View Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolAlabaster, AL · 953 students
- Meadow View ElementaryMartinsville, VA · 659 students
- Meadow View ElementaryOconomowoc, WI · 548 students
- Meadow View ElementaryAdel, IA · 520 students
- Meadow View ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Reed Elementary School0.8 mi · 641
- Plainfield South High School1.1 mi · 2,323
- Drauden Point Middle School1.2 mi · 658
- Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 481
- Orenic Intermediate School1.7 mi · 812
- Troy Middle School1.8 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Meadow View Elementary School serve?
Meadow View Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Meadow View Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Meadow View Elementary School.
How diverse is Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School is overseen by Plainfield SD 202 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.