Summary:
Meridian CUSD 101 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Meridian High School. The high school serves students in grades 9-12 and faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on standardized tests and high rates of economic disadvantage among its student population.
Meridian High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 667 out of 698 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, with only 14.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 1.5% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school's graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average.
The high percentage of students (98.57%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at Meridian High School indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This, combined with the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.3, suggests that the school and Meridian CUSD 101 district as a whole are struggling to provide the necessary resources and support to help students succeed academically. The district's overall ranking of 804 out of 811 in Illinois and its 0-star rating from SchoolDigger further highlight the systemic challenges facing the district and its schools.
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