Is Meadow Ridge School a good school?

Meadow Ridge School ranks 310 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadow Ridge School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 577 students attended Meadow Ridge School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Ridge School?

Students at Meadow Ridge School are 65% White, 11% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Meadow Ridge School attend?

Students who attend Meadow Ridge School usually go on to attend: Middle : Century Junior High School High : Carl Sandburg High School

Meadow Ridge School

Summary:

Meadow Ridge School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Orland Park, Illinois, with 570 students. It is part of the Orland School District 135, which is ranked 172 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meadow Ridge School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years.

Meadow Ridge School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 58.7% of Meadow Ridge students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, 42.4% of Meadow Ridge students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 120 out of 219 Illinois elementary schools for Asian students, top 104 out of 655 for African American students, and top 70 out of 959 for Hispanic students in ELA proficiency. Additionally, Meadow Ridge School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the Orland School District 135 and the state averages.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Orland Park area, Meadow Ridge School generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Meadow Ridge School's ELA proficiency rate of 58.7% was significantly higher than the 50.6% rate at Liberty Elementary School and the 53.2% rate at High Point Elementary School. While Meadow Ridge School is a high-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve its Mathematics proficiency and reduce its chronic absenteeism rate even further.

Detail:

Public 3-5

10959 W 159th St
Orland Park, IL 60467-4548

(708) 364-3602

District: Orland School District 135

SchoolDigger Rank:
310^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,711

Students who attend Meadow Ridge School usually attend:

Middle:	Century Junior High School
High:	Carl Sandburg High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 577

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

African American:

11.1%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Meadow Ridge School ranks better than 85% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Orland School District 135! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.51. (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: White (64.6%), African American (11.1%), Hispanic (10.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meadow Ridge School is 13.2. 3 elementary schools in the Orland School District 135 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Meadow Ridge School employs 43.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meadow Ridge School is $16,711, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Orland School District 135.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meadow Ridge School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meadow Ridge School 310^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Meadow Ridge School in the ranking list.)

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Orland School District 135:

SchoolDigger ranks Orland School District 135 172^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meadow Ridge School

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Rank History for all students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.22	237^th	2020	88.3%
2004	84.04	209^th	2030	89.7%
2005	83.92	162^nd	2022	92.0%
2006	84.11	135^th	2086	93.5%
2007	82.23	203^rd	2095	90.3%
2008	80.58	314^th	2092	85.0%
2009	82.33	254^th	2120	88.0%
2010	82.12	254^th	2139	88.1%
2011	84.67	159^th	2147	92.6%
2012	80.87	321^st	2166	85.2%
2013	86.08	247^th	2167	88.6%
2014	80.65	370^th	2093	82.3%
2015	85.05	287^th	2052	86.0%
2016	81.04	345^th	2046	83.1%
2017	78.18	406^th	2044	80.1%
2018	74.90	455^th	2037	77.7%
2019	77.55	407^th	2086	80.5%
2021	85.95	218^th	1948	88.8%
2022	84.03	299^th	2082	85.6%
2023	85.23	272^nd	2077	86.9%
2024	82.51	310^th	2067	85.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	70.70	26^th	93	72.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.83	306^th	718	57.4%
2019	59.20	177^th	743	76.2%
2021	88.29	18^th	537	96.6%
2022	72.69	84^th	768	89.1%
2023	65.11	159^th	788	79.8%
2024	74.01	94^th	826	88.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.44	78^th	763	89.8%
2019	73.10	186^th	1194	84.4%
2021	64.10	156^th	640	75.6%
2022	78.02	136^th	1113	87.8%
2023	89.76	68^th	1156	94.1%
2024	77.68	173^rd	1195	85.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.33	792^nd	1765	55.1%
2019	60.29	555^th	1816	69.4%
2021	72.62	220^th	1514	85.5%
2022	70.49	326^th	1763	81.5%
2023	75.33	259^th	1808	85.7%
2024	61.90	509^th	1793	71.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.00	496^th	1964	74.7%
2019	76.50	402^nd	2019	80.1%
2021	85.35	177^th	1680	89.5%
2022	83.44	284^th	1970	85.6%
2023	83.89	262^nd	1957	86.6%
2024	78.45	339^th	1942	82.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.23	72^nd	907	92.1%
2024	77.85	90^th	886	89.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.80	418^th	1972	78.8%
2019	76.38	407^th	2019	79.8%
2021	81.24	238^th	1707	86.1%
2022	82.60	287^th	1977	85.5%
2023	83.53	257^th	1984	87.0%
2024	83.96	269^th	1959	86.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.92	84^th	242	65.3%
2019	52.69	130^th	243	46.5%
2021	57.74	66^th	134	50.7%
2022	72.15	60^th	226	73.5%
2023	56.75	108^th	237	54.4%
2024	52.47	120^th	219	45.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.43	83^rd	698	88.1%
2019	67.45	131^st	711	81.6%
2021	96.42	8^th	428	98.1%
2022	86.31	38^th	684	94.4%
2023	89.02	31^st	692	95.5%
2024	70.38	104^th	655	84.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.03	123^rd	938	86.9%
2019	86.17	51^st	955	94.7%
2021	89.74	34^th	742	95.4%
2022	89.29	46^th	954	95.2%
2023	92.92	36^th	970	96.3%
2024	85.12	70^th	959	92.7%

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Rank History for White students at Meadow Ridge School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.11	589^th	1463	59.7%
2019	59.88	549^th	1462	62.4%
2021	75.27	234^th	1308	82.1%
2022	69.09	378^th	1425	73.5%
2023	72.54	308^th	1419	78.3%
2024	73.62	301^st	1392	78.4%

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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 Meadow Ridge School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	720	13	27	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	782
2000	747	17	27	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
2001	740	13	29	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
2002	658	14	24	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2003	658	14	24	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2004	658	13	34	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2005	632	16	38	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2006	660	3	27	22	0	n/a	n/a	4	716
2007	594	8	32	41	0	n/a	n/a	8	683
2008	596	31	29	38	1	n/a	n/a	11	706
2009	587	47	43	46	1	n/a	n/a	7	731
2010	530	44	49	33	1	n/a	n/a	4	661
2011	509	47	45	52	0	0	11	0	664
2012	463	46	50	49	0	1	15	0	624
2013	439	46	52	48	0	1	14	0	600
2014	418	45	52	52	1	1	13	0	582
2015	421	50	50	52	1	1	17	0	592
2016	411	54	43	63	2	0	21	0	594
2017	396	47	49	69	1	0	25	0	587
2018	376	44	50	70	0	0	24	0	564
2019	389	41	53	57	0	0	24	0	564
2020	435	44	51	63	0	0	26	0	619
2021	366	48	43	54	0	1	22	0	534
2022	404	47	50	64	0	1	24	0	590
2023	380	59	48	55	0	1	27	0	570
2024	373	64	42	61	1	1	35	0	577

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 Meadow Ridge School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	782	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	815	38.5	21.2	n/a
2001	802	42.6	18.8	n/a
2002	714	40.6	17.6	0
2003	714	40.6	17.6	0
2004	736	40.1	18.4	0
2005	714	40.0	17.9	0
2006	716	39.5	18.1	0
2007	683	35.0	19.5	0
2008	706	35.0	20.2	0
2009	731	41.5	17.6	0
2010	661	38.7	17.0	0
2011	664	37.5	17.7	0
2012	624	37.0	16.8	11.5
2013	600	47.7	12.5	12.7
2014	582	37.0	15.7	12.7
2015	592	37.0	16.0	11.8
2016	594	38.0	15.6	16.7
2017	587	37.5	15.6	16.9
2018	564	41.5	13.5	14.4
2019	564	41.2	13.6	15.8
2020	619	41.0	15.0	14.4
2021	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	590	41.8	14.0	15.9
2023	570	41.2	13.8	n/a
2024	577	43.4	13.2	n/a

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 Meadow Ridge School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	782	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	815	38.5	21.2	n/a
2001	802	42.6	18.8	n/a
2002	714	40.6	17.6	0
2003	714	40.6	17.6	0
2004	736	40.1	18.4	0
2005	714	40.0	17.9	0
2006	716	39.5	18.1	0
2007	683	35.0	19.5	0
2008	706	35.0	20.2	0
2009	731	41.5	17.6	0
2010	661	38.7	17.0	0
2011	664	37.5	17.7	0
2012	624	37.0	16.8	11.5
2013	600	47.7	12.5	12.7
2014	582	37.0	15.7	12.7
2015	592	37.0	16.0	11.8
2016	594	38.0	15.6	16.7
2017	587	37.5	15.6	16.9
2018	564	41.5	13.5	14.4
2019	564	41.2	13.6	15.8
2020	619	41.0	15.0	14.4
2021	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	590	41.8	14.0	15.9
2023	570	41.2	13.8	n/a
2024	577	43.4	13.2	n/a

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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