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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELVIDERE CUSD 100·NCES 170579001089
Meehan Elementary School
1401 E 6th St, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 547-3546 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
16.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
380 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
30.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 9.4% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Meehan Elementary School
Meehan Elementary School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meehan Elementary School this school | 688 | 55.2% | 27.0% |
| Dever Elementary School Chicago | 733 | 55.1% | 28.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Belvidere | 573 | 57.4% | 29.4% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Elmwood Park | 567 | 57.8% | 48.0% |
| River Grove Elementary School River Grove | 722 | 51.0% | 47.2% |
| John Mills Elementary School Elmwood Park | 711 | 58.5% | 46.8% |
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 Meehan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,383 of 1,925 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,323 of 2,077 ▲ 323 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,652 of 2,077 ▲ 103 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #138 of 2,419 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,715 of 2,035 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #806 of 2,042 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #1,157 of 2,132 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #171 of 615 | N/A |
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
688
+57 (+9%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 668
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 | 688 | 43.1 | 16.0:1 | 55% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 42.1 | 15.9:1 | 63% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 38.5 | 17.0:1 | 59% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 39.1 | 15.3:1 | 53% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 63% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 49% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meehan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (597 to 688); teachers up 10% (39.1 to 43.1).
About Meehan Elementary School
Students in Belvidere, Illinois, attend Meehan Elementary School, a large elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 688 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Belvidere CUSD 100 enrolls 7,523 students in 10 schools, including Meehan Elementary School.
The largest group at Meehan Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 57%. Other groups include 38% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Boone County residents are about 26% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meehan Elementary School scores 54%.
Meehan Elementary School reported 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. There are 380 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Boone County is close, at 53%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Meehan Elementary School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Meehan Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.0%; the prediction is 39.6%.
The county, Boone County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $84,571, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 17 public schools and about 8,993 students.
Meehan Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Belvidere South Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Meehan Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Meehan Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 57 students, from 631 to 688.
This page is set up for the Meehan Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,230
Census ACS
Median income
$84,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belvidere CUSD 100
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other schools in Belvidere
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Belvidere South Middle School0.3 mi · 754
- Belvidere High School0.4 mi · 1,167
- Washington Academy1.2 mi · 721
- Perry Elementary School1.7 mi · 284
- Lincoln Elementary School2.0 mi · 573
- Belvidere Central Middle School3.0 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Meehan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meehan Elementary School?
Meehan Elementary School enrolls approximately 688 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meehan Elementary School serve?
Meehan Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meehan Elementary School have?
Meehan Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Meehan Elementary School?
Meehan Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Meehan Elementary School?
Meehan Elementary School is overseen by Belvidere CUSD 100 in Boone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.