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Schools in Meridian Township

Meridian Township’s public schools

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 and Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meridian Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
29%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,355 students on the public path
In brief

Meridian Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Meridian Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carlyle Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Sandoval Elem School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Meridian Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Carlyle High School and Sandoval 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 Meridian Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlyle Community Unit School District 1.

Two districts serve Meridian Township

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

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 429 students · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,213IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 129%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 25.8% · 212 students tested

Meridian Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meridian Township—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12
Clement—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
BrooksideCWillow Grove School District 46 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
East Fork—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
SandovalDSandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 with Meridian Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Meridian Township

6 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 Meridian Townshipin other towns
Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carlyle
B+
364 students14:1Rate it →
Sandoval Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sandoval
D
221 students13:1Rate it →
Carlyle Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carlyle
B−
281 students14:1Rate it →
Sandoval Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sandoval
C
84 students16:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →
Sandoval Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandoval
C−
124 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Meridian Township’s schools

Are Meridian Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meridian Township. Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 and Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meridian Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Meridian Township in?

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 and Sandoval Community Unit School District 501.

Where do Meridian Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Carlyle High School and Sandoval Sr High School.

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What Meridian 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.