Summary:
The city of Meredosia, Illinois is home to three public schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School, Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High, and Meredosia-Chambersburg High School. Unfortunately, the performance of these schools is consistently below average compared to state-wide benchmarks, with all three schools ranking in the bottom 20% or lower of their respective school types statewide.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School has the lowest rankings, placing in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years, with test scores significantly below the state averages. Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High is similarly low-performing, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Illinois middle schools, again with test scores well below state averages. While Meredosia-Chambersburg High School has the highest rankings of the three, it still places in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with test scores far behind state averages.
Across the district, the schools face significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.59% to 83.02%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the district. Despite relatively high spending per student and small class sizes, the schools are struggling to drive academic achievement, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be at play.
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