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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855000492
Meadowdale Elem School
14 Ash St, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · (224) 484-2900 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
373 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
25.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
+10 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.7:1
% White
1%
was 6%
% Hispanic
98%
was 90%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Meadowdale Elem School
Meadowdale Elem School is a mid-tier elementary school in Carpentersville, Illinois, one of the schools within CUSD 300. The school enrolls 421 students in grades K through 5.
CUSD 300 comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 20,705 students; Meadowdale Elem School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Meadowdale Elem School shows that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at Meadowdale Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Meadowdale Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.4%, the actual is 21.3%, a residual of +0.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kane County put median household income runs about $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Meadowdale Elem School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).
Sunny Hill Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meadowdale Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 24.4%.
Meadowdale Elem School operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 411 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 90% to 98%.
On allk12, the feed for Meadowdale Elem School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 300
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Dundee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
Other schools in Carpentersville
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Lakewood SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Golfview Elem SchoolElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Sunny Hill Elem School0.7 mi · 245
- Lakewood School0.8 mi · 590
- Dundee-Crown High School0.9 mi · 2,573
- Perry Elementary School1.0 mi · 278
- Golfview Elem School1.0 mi · 401
- Carpentersville Middle School1.4 mi · 1,142
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowdale Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadowdale Elem School?
Meadowdale Elem School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Meadowdale Elem School serve?
Meadowdale Elem School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowdale Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowdale Elem School is approximately 14.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadowdale Elem School?
At Meadowdale Elem School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Meadowdale Elem School?
Meadowdale Elem School is overseen by CUSD 300 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.