Enrollment
206
High
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN CUSD 101·NCES 172697002873
Meridian High School
1401 Mounds Rd, Mounds, IL 62964 · (618) 342-6778 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
203 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 15% |
Student demographics
60%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
Feeds from
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
14.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
1.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.9% | 1.5% |
| 2023-24 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
% 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
7.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 High School
Meridian High School's state test result (7.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian High School this school | 206 | 98.5% | 7.2% |
| Cairo Jr/Sr High School Cairo | 130 | 96.9% | 5.6% |
| Madison Senior High School Madison | 152 | 99.3% | 10.3% |
| Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus Chicago | 285 | 93.7% | 12.9% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
| Marshall Metropolitan High School Chicago | 239 | 93.7% | 5.5% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #532 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.5% | #74 of 75 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #72 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #531 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #263 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #112 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #5 of 578 |
Ranked against other public high 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
206
+56 (+37%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 356
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 | 206 | 14.4 | 14.3:1 | 99% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 14.7 | 14.3:1 | 99% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 28 | 8.0:1 | 97% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.1 | 12.4:1 | 99% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 100% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 76% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridian High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (125 to 206); teachers up 43% (10.1 to 14.4).
About Meridian High School
Meridian High School is a small high school. Its address is in Mounds, Illinois. It serves 206 students in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Meridian High School is in Meridian CUSD 101, a district with 419 students across 2 schools.
Roughly 54% of students at Meridian High School are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White and 14% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 34%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 14.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 81% for public schools in Pulaski County.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Meridian High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Meridian High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.2%, compared with a predicted 14.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Pulaski County census figures show that the median household income is $42,463, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Pulaski County is home to 5 public schools and about 750 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Meridian Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Meridian High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Meridian High School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 7.2% against a local average of 25.2%.
The NCES locale for Meridian High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 206 students in 2024-25, 56 more than the 150 it had in 2020-21.
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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 schools in Meridian CUSD 101
- Meridian Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other Meridian High schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Meridian High. Meridian High School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Meridian High SchoolMacon, IL · 287 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,774 students
- Meridian High SchoolMeridian, MS · 1,253 students
- Meridian HighFalls Church, VA · 893 students
- Meridian High SchoolBELLINGHAM, WA · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Meridian Elementary School0.0 mi · 213
- 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 County Elementary School10.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Meridian High SchoolHow large is Meridian High School?
Meridian High School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Meridian High School serve?
Meridian High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Meridian High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Meridian High School.
What is the student diversity at Meridian High School?
Student demographics at Meridian High School are roughly 30% White, 2% Hispanic, 54% Black, 14% Two or more.
What district is Meridian High School in?
Meridian High School is part of Meridian CUSD 101.
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