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Meadowview School is an elementary school located in Country Club Hills, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school is part of the Country Club Hills School District 160, which is ranked 786 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meadowview School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1400-1900 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years.
Meadowview School faces significant challenges, particularly with regards to chronic absenteeism and academic performance. The school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.4% to 51.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Meadowview School's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is consistently well below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.4% of Meadowview students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide, and only 8.5% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 28.4% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as students with disabilities, low-socioeconomic status students, and African American students.
Interestingly, Meadowview School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Memorial Elementary School in the Ccsd 146 district, which has higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Meadowview School's high spending per student (around $16,800 per student in 2022-2023) and relatively low student-teacher ratio (around 26 students per teacher in 2022-2023) suggest that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding or resources. The high rates of poverty and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility (around 70% in 2022-2023) at Meadowview School may be contributing to the school's academic challenges, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can be a significant factor in student achievement.
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