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Meehan Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1401 E 6th St, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 547-3546 · Part of Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

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Directions
Students
688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meehan Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belvidere Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Belvidere Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Meehan Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1401 E 6th St, Belvidere

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten95
Grade 185
Grade 2115
Grade 3110
Grade 4106
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
631’20
600’21
656’22
667’23
688’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 38%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meehan Elementary School from Belvidere Township families.

Other schools in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

The district →
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1
Belvidere Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C
911 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belvidere Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.