Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN CUSD 101·NCES 172697002874
Meridian Elementary School
1401 Mounds Rd, Mounds, IL 62964 · (618) 342-6778 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
203 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 36 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Meridian Elementary School→Meridian High School
Based on grade levels within Meridian CUSD 101. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
18.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.8pp 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 22 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 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 4.3% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Meridian Elementary School
Meridian Elementary School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Elementary School this school | 213 | 95.3% | 21.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Primary School Peoria | 248 | 98.0% | 33.0% |
| Edison Primary School Kankakee | 192 | 92.7% | 8.4% |
| Edison Elementary School Danville | 233 | 88.8% | 21.2% |
| Broadmeadow Elementary School Rantoul | 231 | 93.9% | 11.8% |
| Meade Park Elementary School Danville | 312 | 96.5% | 15.3% |
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 Meridian Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,573 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,536 of 2,077 ▲ 362 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,963 of 2,077 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,003 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #223 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #515 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #138 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #97 of 1,461 |
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
213
-98 (-32%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 805
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 | 213 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 95% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 94% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 21.4 | 11.0:1 | 92% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 22.4 | 14.7:1 | 100% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 88% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 805 | 48 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridian Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (329 to 213); teachers down 11% (22.4 to 20).
About Meridian Elementary School
Meridian Elementary School is an elementary school located in Mounds, Illinois, in Pulaski County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 213 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 44% below that mark.
Meridian Elementary School is one of the 2 schools that make up Meridian CUSD 101 (419 students in total).
More than half of the students at Meridian Elementary School are Black (51%). The next largest groups are 33% White, 13% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. In Pulaski County overall, about 34% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meridian Elementary School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meridian Elementary School is 10.7:1, based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Meridian Elementary School counts 95% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 81% average for public schools in Pulaski County.
Meridian Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Meridian Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.1%) and its predicted rate (16.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In Pulaski County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $42,463 a year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pulaski County number 5, with about 750 students.
Meridian Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Meridian High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Meridian Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Meridian Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment fell by 32% across 4 years, from 311 in 2020-21 to 213 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,015
Census ACS
Median income
$42,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Meridian Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Meridian Elementary. Meridian Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Meridian Elementary SchoolBlue Mound, IL · 460 students
- Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 570 students
- Meridian Elementary SchoolSANFORD, MI · 537 students
- Meridian Elementary SchoolBROOMFIELD, CO · 525 students
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Meridian High School0.0 mi · 206
- Cairo Jr/Sr High School7.7 mi · 130
- Cairo Elementary School8.2 mi · 148
- Century Jr/Sr High School10.4 mi · 146
- Century Elementary School10.5 mi · 185
- Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center10.8 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Meridian Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meridian Elementary School?
Meridian Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meridian Elementary School serve?
Meridian Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meridian Elementary School have?
Meridian Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meridian Elementary School?
At Meridian Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 3% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Meridian Elementary School public or private?
Meridian Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meridian CUSD 101.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.