Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Marion Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A−

Meridian Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

207 W Main St, Stillman Valley, IL 61084 · (815) 645-2230 · Part of Meridian Community Unit School District 223

Marion Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
328
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Meridian Jr High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Marion Township kids: Stillman Valley High School

On the path

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

3–5Monroe Center Grade Schoolin Monroe Center
6–8Meridian Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Stillman Valley High Schoolin Stillman Valley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

207 W Main St, Stillman Valley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 699
Grade 7122
Grade 8107
Enrollment over time
330’20
321’21
308’22
337’23
328’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meridian Jr High School from Marion Township families.

Other schools in Meridian Community Unit School District 223

The district →
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stillman Valley
381 students13:1
Monroe Center Grade School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Monroe Center
B
327 students13:1
Stillman Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stillman Valley
B+
433 students14:1

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; Marion Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.