Is Meadowdale Elementary School a good school?

Meadowdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Meadowdale Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 443 students attended Meadowdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowdale Elementary School?

Students at Meadowdale Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Meadowdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meadowdale Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carpentersville Middle School High : Oak Ridge School

Meadowdale Elementary School

Summary:

Meadowdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Carpentersville, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 300, which is ranked 411 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadowdale Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.6% in the district and 41.2% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 11.5%, while the district and state averages were 28.5% and 28.4%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 38.1% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students performing better than their peers in special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) categories.

Meadowdale Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as Liberty Elementary School and Eastview Elementary School, which have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (73.48% in 2022-2023) and its relatively high student-teacher ratio (15.4 in 2022-2023) may be contributing factors to its underperformance. However, the school's recent ranking history shows some fluctuations, with a slight improvement in its statewide ranking in the 2021-2022 school year, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to implement effective strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

14 Ash St
Carpentersville, IL 60110-1663

(224) 484-2900

District: Cusd 300

SchoolDigger Rank:
1633^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,412

Students who attend Meadowdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carpentersville Middle School
High:	Oak Ridge School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 443

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Meadowdale Elementary School ranks worse than 79% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 16^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 300 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.78. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.7%), White (1.8%), American Indian (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meadowdale Elementary School is 15.7. 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 300 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Meadowdale Elementary School employs 28.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meadowdale Elementary School is $14,412. 14 elementary schools in the Cusd 300 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meadowdale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meadowdale Elementary School 1633^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Meadowdale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cusd 300:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 300 411^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meadowdale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.71	1544^th	2020	23.6%
2004	50.30	1207^th	2030	40.5%
2005	25.49	1658^th	2022	18.0%
2006	17.82	1811^th	2086	13.2%
2007	15.38	1862^nd	2095	11.1%
2008	8.99	1936^th	2092	7.5%
2009	30.36	1635^th	2120	22.9%
2010	15.09	1893^rd	2139	11.5%
2011	23.33	1782^nd	2147	17.0%
2012	17.94	1895^th	2166	12.5%
2013	18.12	1846^th	2167	14.8%
2014	20.97	1737^th	2093	17.0%
2015	26.30	1529^th	2052	25.5%
2016	18.63	1729^th	2046	15.5%
2017	26.71	1499^th	2044	26.7%
2018	25.96	1520^th	2037	25.4%
2019	33.40	1361^st	2086	34.8%
2021	19.66	1588^th	1948	18.5%
2022	24.30	1534^th	2082	26.3%
2023	18.53	1732^nd	2077	16.6%
2024	21.78	1633^rd	2067	21.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.37	264^th	718	63.2%
2019	34.71	531^st	743	28.5%
2021	39.32	309^th	537	42.5%
2022	43.54	381^st	768	50.4%
2023	28.29	668^th	788	15.2%
2024	27.26	693^rd	826	16.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	37.43	680^th	1194	43.0%
2022	28.59	806^th	1113	27.6%
2023	16.99	1125^th	1156	2.7%
2024	22.11	1023^rd	1195	14.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.15	948^th	1765	46.3%
2019	56.06	655^th	1816	63.9%
2021	29.72	1120^th	1514	26.0%
2022	38.23	1064^th	1763	39.6%
2023	28.19	1382^nd	1808	23.6%
2024	33.19	1237^th	1793	31.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.70	1520^th	1964	22.6%
2019	37.58	1224^th	2019	39.4%
2021	16.20	1484^th	1680	11.7%
2022	27.04	1400^th	1970	28.9%
2023	18.94	1642^nd	1957	16.1%
2024	23.22	1499^th	1942	22.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.69	850^th	907	6.3%
2024	24.32	747^th	886	15.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.68	1388^th	1972	29.6%
2019	30.37	1395^th	2019	30.9%
2021	21.03	1375^th	1707	19.4%
2022	22.20	1520^th	1977	23.1%
2023	18.12	1671^st	1984	15.8%
2024	19.82	1586^th	1959	19.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meadowdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.34	566^th	938	39.7%
2019	46.32	478^th	955	49.9%
2021	31.36	518^th	742	30.2%
2022	34.80	612^th	954	35.8%
2023	25.74	795^th	970	18.0%
2024	31.77	668^th	959	30.3%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Meadowdale Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	432	14	5	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1989	455	7	4	58	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	464	13	3	56	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	536
1991	416	17	8	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	547
1992	371	20	4	113	3	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	373	18	4	131	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
1994	365	24	8	147	2	n/a	n/a	0	546
1995	309	24	6	181	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
1996	309	24	6	181	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
1997	294	19	3	210	7	n/a	n/a	0	533
1998	276	20	3	255	4	n/a	n/a	0	558
1999	262	19	4	282	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
2000	240	20	8	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	593
2001	209	23	5	369	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2002	91	9	5	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	91	9	5	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	85	11	5	338	3	n/a	n/a	0	442
2005	82	15	5	355	2	n/a	n/a	9	468
2006	67	25	7	367	2	n/a	n/a	17	485
2007	62	21	9	357	2	n/a	n/a	14	465
2008	59	30	9	334	2	n/a	n/a	11	445
2009	60	33	12	332	1	n/a	n/a	13	451
2010	43	22	1	372	2	n/a	n/a	19	459
2011	31	18	1	371	1	0	8	0	430
2012	26	21	2	361	2	0	4	0	416
2013	29	19	1	348	2	0	5	0	404
2014	35	25	1	396	0	0	3	0	460
2015	37	20	3	429	0	0	5	0	494
2016	33	17	2	384	2	0	3	0	441
2017	21	11	3	361	1	0	1	0	398
2018	23	13	3	370	1	0	1	0	411
2019	15	10	3	372	1	0	0	0	401
2020	4	3	0	414	0	0	2	0	423
2021	7	3	0	402	0	0	1	0	413
2022	7	4	0	437	0	0	4	0	452
2023	6	3	0	432	0	0	4	0	445
2024	8	1	0	433	1	0	0	0	443

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 Meadowdale Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	27.6	18.0	n/a
1989	524	29.5	17.7	n/a
1990	536	31.0	17.2	n/a
1991	547	31.6	17.3	n/a
1992	511	28.5	17.9	n/a
1993	528	26.1	20.2	n/a
1994	546	25.8	21.2	n/a
1995	522	26.5	19.7	n/a
1996	522	26.5	19.7	n/a
1997	533	28.5	18.7	n/a
1998	558	29.2	19.1	n/a
1999	569	29.7	19.2	n/a
2000	593	31.1	19.1	n/a
2001	608	33.1	18.4	n/a
2002	414	28.0	14.8	70.5
2003	414	28.0	14.8	70.5
2004	442	20.0	22.1	73.1
2005	468	21.5	21.8	60.6
2006	485	21.0	23.1	82.7
2007	465	25.0	18.6	88.2
2008	445	23.0	19.3	86.6
2009	451	28.0	16.1	75.3
2010	459	27.5	16.6	89.8
2011	430	26.0	16.5	87.9
2012	416	24.0	17.3	88.9
2013	404	28.4	14.1	93.3
2014	460	27.0	17.0	90.9
2015	494	27.0	18.2	90.5
2016	441	26.0	16.9	82.3
2017	398	29.8	13.3	85.7
2018	411	27.9	14.6	82.5
2019	401	28.9	13.8	78.6
2020	423	26.4	15.9	80.6
2021	413	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	452	26.4	17.1	67
2023	445	28.7	15.4	73.5
2024	443	28.2	15.7	81

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 Meadowdale Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	27.6	18.0	n/a
1989	524	29.5	17.7	n/a
1990	536	31.0	17.2	n/a
1991	547	31.6	17.3	n/a
1992	511	28.5	17.9	n/a
1993	528	26.1	20.2	n/a
1994	546	25.8	21.2	n/a
1995	522	26.5	19.7	n/a
1996	522	26.5	19.7	n/a
1997	533	28.5	18.7	n/a
1998	558	29.2	19.1	n/a
1999	569	29.7	19.2	n/a
2000	593	31.1	19.1	n/a
2001	608	33.1	18.4	n/a
2002	414	28.0	14.8	70.5
2003	414	28.0	14.8	70.5
2004	442	20.0	22.1	73.1
2005	468	21.5	21.8	60.6
2006	485	21.0	23.1	82.7
2007	465	25.0	18.6	88.2
2008	445	23.0	19.3	86.6
2009	451	28.0	16.1	75.3
2010	459	27.5	16.6	89.8
2011	430	26.0	16.5	87.9
2012	416	24.0	17.3	88.9
2013	404	28.4	14.1	93.3
2014	460	27.0	17.0	90.9
2015	494	27.0	18.2	90.5
2016	441	26.0	16.9	82.3
2017	398	29.8	13.3	85.7
2018	411	27.9	14.6	82.5
2019	401	28.9	13.8	78.6
2020	423	26.4	15.9	80.6
2021	413	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	452	26.4	17.1	67
2023	445	28.7	15.4	73.5
2024	443	28.2	15.7	81

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.

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