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Meadowdale Elementary School

14 Ash St, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · (224) 484-2900 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
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
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K102%
Kindergarten7017%
Grade 16916%
Grade 26215%
Grade 37518%
Grade 46716%
Grade 56816%
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
61%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
41398%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
21050%
Female
21150%

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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.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.0%19.1%
2023-2416.7%11.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where Meadowdale Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Kane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.3%#1,568 of 1,925#55 of 72
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.1%#1,627 of 2,077#67 of 83
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#1,807 of 2,077#68 of 83
Enrollment
ranked largest first
421#897 of 2,419#55 of 88
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#1,371 of 2,035#45 of 87
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
3.8%#2,021 of 2,042#87 of 87
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.4%#524 of 615#28 of 32
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
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

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2542129.214.4:189% (373)
2023-2444328.215.7:181% (359)
2022-2344528.815.5:173% (327)
2017-184112814.7:182% (339)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowdale Elementary School.

About Meadowdale Elementary School

Meadowdale Elementary School is an elementary school in Carpentersville, Illinois, according to federal school records. It serves 421 students in kindergarten through 5.

CUSD 300 has 20,705 students in 27 schools, and Meadowdale Elementary School is one of those schools.

Hispanic students make up 98% of enrollment at Meadowdale Elementary School. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Kane County residents. Meadowdale Elementary School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 14.4:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%. The average for public schools in Kane County is 48%.

Meadowdale Elementary School scores 21.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.4%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Kane County, the median household income is $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Meadowdale Elementary School is one of 167 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Sunny Hill Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Meadowdale Elementary School at 6th of 8.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Meadowdale Elementary School had 411 students in 2017-18 and 421 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 90% to 98% of enrollment.

Community posts for Meadowdale Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Kane County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Meadowdale Elementary School
District
CUSD 300
Address
14 Ash St, Carpentersville, IL 60110
Phone
(224) 484-2900
County
Kane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
373 (89%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
170855000492
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CUSD 300
Other schools in Carpentersville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Meadowdale Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Meadowdale Elementary School?
Meadowdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Meadowdale Elementary School serve?
Meadowdale Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowdale Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadowdale Elementary School?
At Meadowdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Meadowdale Elementary School?
Meadowdale Elementary School is overseen by CUSD 300 in Kane County.
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