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Schools in Elwin

Elwin’s public schools

Meridian Community Unit School District 15 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elwin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
942 students on the public path
In brief

Elwin’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elwin’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Meridian High School places highest (better than 54%); Meridian Elem School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elwin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Meridian Elem Schoolin Blue MoundB−
6–8Meridian Middle Schoolin MaconB−
9–12Meridian High Schoolin MaconB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meridian Community Unit School District 15.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Meridian Community Unit School District 15Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 942 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,661IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 461 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 459 students tested

Elwin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Elwin’s borders.

Schools next door
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Elwin—Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Every school in Elwin

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Elwinin other towns
Meridian Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Mound
B−
460 students15:1Rate it →
Meridian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macon
B−
195 students12:1Rate it →
Meridian High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Macon
B−
287 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Elwin’s schools

Are Elwin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elwin. Meridian Community Unit School District 15 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elwin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elwin in?

Meridian Community Unit School District 15.

Where do Elwin kids go to high school?

Meridian High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.