Summary:
The city of Blue Mound, Illinois has only one public elementary school, Meridian Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Meridian CUSD 15 district, which is ranked 407 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Meridian Elementary School has some academic strengths, with 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency and 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school's overall ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates are below the district and state averages, indicating a need for improvement in these areas. The school's science proficiency rate is higher than the district and state averages. Meridian Elementary School also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.5% and a significant percentage of students (37.5%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting economic disadvantages among the student population.
Despite these challenges, Meridian Elementary School appears to be allocating resources to support student learning, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6 and higher per-student spending of $9,544 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors may contribute to the school's academic strengths in certain areas and indicate a focus on providing more individualized attention and resources to students.
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