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Schools in Monroe Center

Monroe Center’s public schools

Meridian Community Unit School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Monroe Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
35%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,469 students on the public path
In brief

Monroe Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Monroe Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Meridian Jr High School places highest (better than 75%); Monroe Center Grade School lowest (59%). 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 Monroe Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Highland Elem Schoolin Stillman ValleyNo scores
3–5Monroe Center Grade SchoolMeridian Community Unit School District 223B
6–8Meridian Jr High Schoolin Stillman ValleyA−
9–12Stillman Valley High Schoolin Stillman ValleyB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meridian Community Unit School District 223.

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 223Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,469 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,680IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 29.9% · 745 students tested
Math26%
State average 25.8% · 662 students tested

Monroe Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Monroe Center—Meridian Community Unit School District 223

Every school in Monroe Center

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 Monroe Centerin other towns
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stillman Valley
381 students13:1Rate it →
Monroe Center Grade School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B
327 students13:1Rate it →
Meridian Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stillman Valley
A−
328 students13:1Rate it →
Stillman Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stillman Valley
B+
433 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Monroe Center’s schools

Are Monroe Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Monroe Center. Meridian Community Unit School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Monroe Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Monroe Center in?

Meridian Community Unit School District 223.

Where do Monroe Center kids go to high school?

Stillman Valley 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.