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Schools in Meriden Township

Meriden Township’s public schools

Mendota Township High School District 280, Earlville Community Unit School District 9 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,040 students on the public path
In brief

Meriden Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Meriden Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Earlville Elem School places highest (better than 48%); Mendota Twp High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Meriden Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Mendota Twp High School and Earlville Jr/Sr High School. 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 Meriden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mendota Township High School District 280.

Three districts serve Meriden Township

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

Mendota Township High School District 280Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,043IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Earlville Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 405 students, up 7% since 2021–22 · 9.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,429IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289Grades K–8 · 3 schools · 1,042 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,892IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 29.9% · 128 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 25.8% · 134 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Earlville Community Unit School District 917%
State average 29.9% · 184 students tested
Math · PK–12, Earlville Community Unit School District 922%
State average 25.8% · 195 students tested
Reading · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28926%
State average 29.9% · 647 students tested
Math · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28910%
State average 25.8% · 614 students tested

Meriden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meriden Township—Earlville Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Mendota—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
EarlCEarlville Community Unit School District 9
Ophir—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Mendota (city)CMendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
WyomingC+Paw Paw CUSD 271 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Mendota Township High School District 280 with Meriden Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Meriden Township

4 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 Meriden Townshipin other towns
Earlville Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Earlville
B−
253 students10:1Rate it →
Blackstone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Mendota
197 students12:1Rate it →
Mendota Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendota
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Earlville Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Earlville
B−
97 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Meriden Township’s schools

Are Meriden Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meriden Township. Mendota Township High School District 280, Earlville Community Unit School District 9 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Meriden Township in?

Mendota Township High School District 280, Earlville Community Unit School District 9 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.

Where do Meriden Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mendota Twp High School and Earlville Jr/Sr High School.

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What Meriden Township families are saying about 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.