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Meridian Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

509 S Lewis St, Blue Mound, IL 62513 · (217) 692-2535 · Part of Meridian Community Unit School District 15

Pleasant View Township’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meridian Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pleasant View Township kids: Meridian Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Meridian Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Meridian Middle Schoolin Macon

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

509 S Lewis St, Blue Mound

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K75
Kindergarten60
Grade 177
Grade 264
Grade 359
Grade 460
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
461’20
442’21
456’22
477’23
460’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meridian Elem School from Pleasant View Township families.

Other schools in Meridian Community Unit School District 15

The district →
Meridian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macon
B−
195 students12:1
Meridian High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Macon
B−
287 students12:1

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