Enrollment
116
Elementary
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEREDOSIA-CHAMBERSBURG CUSD 11·NCES 172568004736
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School
830 Main Street, Meredosia, IL 62665 · (217) 584-1744 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
87 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School→Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High→Meredosia-Chambersburg High School
Based on grade levels within Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
17.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 9.3% |
% 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School this school | 116 | 75.0% | 16.0% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School Joppa | 122 | 72.1% | 47.1% |
| Tamaroa Elementary School Tamaroa | 100 | 74.0% | 40.3% |
| Elverado Primary School Elkville | 102 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School Opdyke | 122 | 69.7% | 29.8% |
| Willow Grove Elementary School Centralia | 127 | 76.4% | 40.4% |
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 Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,729 of 1,925 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,889 of 2,077 ▼ 236 | #9 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,971 of 2,077 ▼ 171 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #2,305 of 2,419 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #629 of 2,132 | #2 of 10 |
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
116
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 178
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 | 116 | 11.5 | 10.1:1 | 75% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 13.4 | 8.7:1 | 71% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 14 | 7.8:1 | 80% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10.7 | 10.5:1 | 72% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | 56% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 61% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (112 to 116); teachers up 8% (10.7 to 11.5).
About Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is a public elementary school in Meredosia, Illinois. It enrolls 116 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 70% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is a school in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11. The district has 3 schools and 212 students.
Of every 100 students at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census estimates put Morgan County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 10.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School, which has 11.5. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. The rate at public schools in Morgan County averages 57%, lower than here.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is 12.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In Morgan County, the median household earns about $66,306 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Morgan County, 28 public schools serve about 4,446 students.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School enrolled 114; in 2024-25, 116.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighMiddle · 49 students
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Other schools in Meredosia
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighMiddle · 49 students
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High0.0 mi · 49
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High School0.0 mi · 47
- Bluffs High School5.4 mi · 51
- Bluffs Junior High School5.4 mi · 37
- Bluffs Elementary School5.4 mi · 81
- Triopia Jr-Sr High School9.7 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 116 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School?
At Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is overseen by Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 in Morgan County.
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