Meehan Elementary School

Summary:

Meehan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Belvidere, Illinois, serving 656 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 670 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meehan Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 15% of Meehan students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 9.4% of Meehan students were proficient or better, compared to 15.4% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 20.5%, compared to the state average of 15%. Meehan Elementary School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for White students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

When comparing Meehan Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, it becomes evident that Meehan is one of the lower-performing schools. Both Caledonia Elementary and Seth Whitman Elementary outperform Meehan in academic proficiency, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding standards in ELA and Mathematics. Meehan Elementary School's performance has been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and the consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies and resource allocation.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1401 E 6th St
       Belvidere, IL  61008-6503


(815) 547-3546

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
1704th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,659 Help


Students who attend Meehan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Belvidere South Middle School
High:    Belvidere High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  656

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.2%
White:
40.7%
African American:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Meehan Elementary School ranks worse than 82.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.15. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Meehan Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meehan Elementary School is $13,659. 4 elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meehan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meehan Elementary School 1704th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Meehan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Belvidere CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere CUSD 100 670th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Meehan Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 73.81 589th 2020 70.8%
2004 61.53 948th 2030 53.3%
2005 73.44 550th 2022 72.8%
2006 71.27 655th 2086 68.6%
2007 73.55 570th 2095 72.8%
2008 64.20 919th 2092 56.1%
2009 70.79 708th 2120 66.6%
2010 67.36 836th 2139 60.9%
2011 58.64 1078th 2147 49.8%
2012 53.03 1217th 2166 43.8%
2013 57.45 1002nd 2167 53.8%
2014 49.76 1106th 2093 47.2%
2015 30.99 1382nd 2052 32.7%
2016 33.42 1335th 2046 34.8%
2017 25.10 1546th 2044 24.4%
2018 29.60 1433rd 2037 29.7%
2019 21.53 1680th 2086 19.5%
2021 23.07 1467th 1948 24.7%
2022 23.47 1548th 2082 25.6%
2023 26.31 1489th 2077 28.3%
2024 19.15 1704th 2067 17.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.02 578th 718 19.5%
2019 33.54 553rd 743 25.6%
2021 33.75 392nd 537 27.0%
2022 32.54 577th 768 24.9%
2023 32.02 595th 788 24.5%
2024 25.87 719th 826 13.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.76 540th 763 29.2%
2019 19.88 1139th 1194 4.6%
2021 20.20 608th 640 5.0%
2022 24.57 938th 1113 15.7%
2023 23.04 981st 1156 15.1%
2024 23.50 987th 1195 17.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.40 1253rd 1765 29.0%
2019 26.97 1455th 1816 19.9%
2021 38.55 889th 1514 41.3%
2022 29.37 1304th 1763 26.0%
2023 33.75 1200th 1808 33.6%
2024 26.52 1414th 1793 21.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.95 1382nd 1964 29.6%
2019 23.83 1582nd 2019 21.6%
2021 21.17 1359th 1680 19.1%
2022 23.31 1504th 1970 23.7%
2023 22.33 1522nd 1957 22.2%
2024 21.98 1528th 1942 21.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.12 864th 907 4.7%
2024 29.41 648th 886 26.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.39 1373rd 1972 30.4%
2019 21.27 1645th 2019 18.5%
2021 22.18 1346th 1707 21.1%
2022 24.37 1453rd 1977 26.5%
2023 30.17 1325th 1984 33.2%
2024 17.72 1657th 1959 15.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.14 755th 938 19.5%
2019 20.75 857th 955 10.3%
2021 28.20 573rd 742 22.8%
2022 27.82 737th 954 22.7%
2023 32.44 665th 970 31.4%
2024 25.46 764th 959 20.3%
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Rank History for White students at Meehan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.90 1233rd 1463 15.7%
2019 11.82 1378th 1462 5.7%
2021 15.55 1208th 1308 7.6%
2022 12.36 1336th 1425 6.2%
2023 13.88 1305th 1419 8.0%
2024 7.54 1356th 1392 2.6%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Meehan Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 528 8 11 111 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1998 552 9 5 113 2 n/a n/a 0 681
1999 552 7 5 116 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2000 539 8 3 93 3 n/a n/a 0 646
2001 551 13 5 98 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2002 483 25 10 100 1 n/a n/a 0 619
2003 483 25 10 100 1 n/a n/a 0 619
2004 474 29 13 121 5 n/a n/a 0 642
2005 465 28 11 125 0 n/a n/a 32 661
2006 481 15 11 165 1 n/a n/a 19 692
2007 434 13 8 152 0 n/a n/a 27 634
2008 430 26 7 164 1 n/a n/a 26 654
2009 400 22 7 155 1 n/a n/a 39 624
2010 388 14 7 168 1 n/a n/a 42 620
2011 347 19 6 237 5 3 11 0 628
2012 323 20 6 247 4 5 11 0 616
2014 364 17 11 245 4 1 14 0 656
2015 326 17 9 259 3 0 16 0 630
2016 333 18 9 268 3 0 16 0 647
2017 309 29 7 267 7 0 13 0 632
2018 287 16 5 276 2 0 11 0 597
2019 280 24 6 282 1 0 16 0 609
2020 307 26 4 260 0 1 17 0 615
2021 291 27 4 292 0 0 17 0 631
2022 262 20 3 295 0 0 20 0 600
2023 267 20 3 349 0 0 17 0 656

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Meehan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 658 29.4 22.4 n/a
1998 681 32.0 21.3 n/a
1999 680 30.5 22.3 n/a
2000 646 29.5 21.9 n/a
2001 668 36.0 18.6 n/a
2002 619 30.0 20.6 21.8
2003 619 30.0 20.6 21.8
2004 642 35.5 18.1 25.9
2005 661 33.0 20.0 22.9
2006 692 33.0 21.0 25.3
2007 634 31.0 20.5 29
2008 654 29.0 22.6 36.3
2009 624 36.0 17.3 42.9
2010 620 36.2 17.1 49.3
2011 628 35.9 17.4 48.7
2012 616 37.8 16.2 51.9
2014 656 38.0 17.2 48.2
2015 630 35.0 18.0 61.3
2016 647 36.0 17.9 62.6
2017 632 35.2 17.9 56.3
2018 597 39.0 15.2 53.1
2019 609 37.7 16.1 54.4
2020 615 38.5 15.9 51.4
2021 631 n/a n/a n/a
2022 600 43.8 13.6 43.2
2023 656 38.5 17.0 59.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Meehan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 658 29.4 22.4 n/a
1998 681 32.0 21.3 n/a
1999 680 30.5 22.3 n/a
2000 646 29.5 21.9 n/a
2001 668 36.0 18.6 n/a
2002 619 30.0 20.6 21.8
2003 619 30.0 20.6 21.8
2004 642 35.5 18.1 25.9
2005 661 33.0 20.0 22.9
2006 692 33.0 21.0 25.3
2007 634 31.0 20.5 29
2008 654 29.0 22.6 36.3
2009 624 36.0 17.3 42.9
2010 620 36.2 17.1 49.3
2011 628 35.9 17.4 48.7
2012 616 37.8 16.2 51.9
2014 656 38.0 17.2 48.2
2015 630 35.0 18.0 61.3
2016 647 36.0 17.9 62.6
2017 632 35.2 17.9 56.3
2018 597 39.0 15.2 53.1
2019 609 37.7 16.1 54.4
2020 615 38.5 15.9 51.4
2021 631 n/a n/a n/a
2022 600 43.8 13.6 43.2
2023 656 38.5 17.0 59.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Meehan Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201599.1%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.2%99.4%
201699.2%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.4%
201799.6%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201898.5%98.8%99.0%98.8%99.0%99.2%
201998.0%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.9%
202196.7%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%96.8%97.0%
202296.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%
202398.6%99.1%98.9%98.9%99.1%99.1%
202497.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Meehan Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $787 (7.2%) $10,076 (92.8%) $10,863
2020 $944 (8.5%) $10,192 (91.5%) $11,136
2021 $1,142 (9.2%) $11,222 (90.8%) $12,364
2022 $1,142 (9.2%) $11,222 (90.8%) $12,364
2023 $1,294 (10.2%) $11,390 (89.8%) $12,684
2024 $11,292 (82.7%) $2,367 (17.3%) $13,659

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Meehan Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1680th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1489th of 2077 Elementary schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Meehan Elementary School)17.514.9
 2.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Belvidere CUSD 100)2015.7
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Meehan Elementary School)21.313.8
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Belvidere CUSD 100)24.617.5
 7.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Meehan Elementary School)20.218.1
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Belvidere CUSD 100)29.122.6
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Meehan Elementary School)18.37.8
 10.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Belvidere CUSD 100)19.114.5
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Meehan Elementary School)14.318.1
 3.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Belvidere CUSD 100)25.619
 6.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Meehan Elementary School)10.911.4
 0.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Belvidere CUSD 100)11.614.7
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Meehan Elementary School)39.744.3
 4.6%
   5th Grade Science (Belvidere CUSD 100)50.443.5
 6.9%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students609656
 7.7%
African American2420
 16.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian63
 50%
Hispanic282349
 23.8%
Pacific Islander00
White280267
 4.6%
Two or More Races1617
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.4%59.1%
 4.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Meehan Elementary School

Students at Meehan Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 41% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Meehan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 656 students attended Meehan Elementary School.

Students who attend Meehan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belvidere South Middle School
High : Belvidere High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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