Elementary Schools in Meridian CUSD 223

Summary:

The Meridian CUSD 223 district in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Highland Elementary School and Monroe Center Grade School. Both schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are ranked similarly within the district and state.

While the schools perform at a comparable level, there are some notable differences. Highland Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 34.75%, compared to 30.74% at Monroe Center Grade School. Additionally, Highland Elementary School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 16.2, while Monroe Center Grade School has a ratio of 13.3.

Both schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year. However, Monroe Center Grade School has shown improvement in its standardized test scores, outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year, after scoring below the averages the previous year.

District Detail

207 W Main St
Stillman Valley, IL 61084-9037

(815) 645-2230

SchoolDigger Rank:
316^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,469

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	410 S Hickory St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 645-2230	381	28	13.4	33.9%	306 (80.3%)	6 (1.6%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)										95.3	95.0	95.0	95.0	96.3	95.0	95.3	14.1	$17,396	$672	$16,724
Monroe Center Grade School	Public	3-5	17500 Hwy 72	Monroe Center	61052	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 645-2230	327	25	13.3	30.6%	268 (82.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	51.6	971^st of 2056 public elementary schools	52.8%		47.6	987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.2%	16	32.7	48.2	54.5	36.2	46.2	52.7	59.4	27.6	46.5	98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	97.7	98.1		$16,949	$376	$16,573

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byron CUSD 226	4.42 mi	3	110^th
Ogle County Education Cooperative	4.48 mi	2
Kings Cons School District 144	8.34 mi	1	447^th
Rockford School District 205	8.37 mi	46	745^th
Eswood CCSD 269	8.45 mi	1	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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