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Meridian School

Public Grades 4-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Meridian School is a public elementary school located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 675 students. The school is part of the Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 district, which is ranked 49th out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meridian School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 49th and 156th out of over 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance and other key metrics. Meridian School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75.7% of Meridian students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 75.2% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 72.1% of Meridian students were proficient or better, compared to 68.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

While Meridian School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 district, such as Earl Pritchett School and Tripp School, some schools in the neighboring Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 district, such as Ivy Hall Elementary, Kildeer Countryside Elementary, and Prairie Elementary, have even higher academic achievement and rankings than Meridian.

702

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,479

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2195 Brandywyn Ln
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-6694

(847) 955-3506

District: Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102

Students who attend Meridian School usually attend:

Middle:	Aptakisic Junior High School
High:	Adlai E Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.3%

White:

28.2%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg72%

Illinois avg44%

142^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 811Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	142 of 2056	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	156 of 2067	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	113 of 2077	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	91 of 2082	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	110 of 2086	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	56 of 2037	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	49 of 2044	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	52 of 2046	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	212 of 688	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	77 of 234	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	78 of 219	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	51 of 237	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	56 of 226	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	57 of 243	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	54 of 242	77.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	376 of 1049	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.0	77 of 886	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	104 of 907	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	47 of 788	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	47 of 826	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	11 of 788	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	11 of 768	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	17 of 743	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 718	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	166 of 1942	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	175 of 1942	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	127 of 1957	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	88 of 1970	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	81 of 2019	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	46 of 1964	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	157 of 982	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	232 of 959	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	217 of 970	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	112 of 954	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	202 of 955	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	51 of 938	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	270 of 1800	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	65 of 1793	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	64 of 1808	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	470 of 1763	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	235 of 1816	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	56 of 1765	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	117 of 1947	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	140 of 1959	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	75 of 1984	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	105 of 1977	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	131 of 2019	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	71 of 1972	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	28 of 120	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	6 of 93	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	188 of 1292	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	94 of 1195	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	59 of 1156	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	99 of 1113	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	152 of 1194	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	40 of 763	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	355 of 1389	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	500 of 1392	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	512 of 1419	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	484 of 1425	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	313 of 1462	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	160 of 1463	89.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science71%+30 vs state

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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
Meridian School	Public	4-5	2195 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 955-3506	702	49	14.3		198 (28.2%)	15 (2.1%)	47 (6.7%)	395 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	91.6	142^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	93.1%		91.7	156^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.5%	14	71.0		74.9	76.5	75.7		73.7	70.6	72.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	16.2	$18,479	$1,276	$17,203
Prairie Elementary School	Public	1-5	1530 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 634-3144	453	31	14.7		161 (35.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.8%)	252 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	94.9	68^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.4	41^st of 2067 public elementary schools	98.0%	27	81.9	75.0	83.0	83.8	80.8	83.9	80.0	76.2	79.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9		98.9	98.9		$22,376	$361	$22,015
Half Day School	Public	3-5	239 Olde Half Day Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 634-6463	633	46	13.6		260 (41.1%)	8 (1.3%)	24 (3.8%)	298 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	95.5	54^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	60^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.1%	6	78.5	81.4	82.8	86.0	83.5	82.5	81.8	77.4	80.5	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	96.3	97.9		$19,309	$373	$18,936
Tripp School	Public	K-3	850 Highland Grove Dr	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 955-3606	485	39	12.5		144 (29.7%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.6%)	261 (53.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)								(n/a)		68.5			68.5	71.5			71.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.7	96.3	97.3		$18,972	$996	$17,976
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	777 Checker Dr	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 541-3660	360	27	13.3		164 (45.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	151 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)								(n/a)										97.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	27.0	97.8	97.8	26.7	$21,088	$361	$20,727
Ivy Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1072 Ivy Hall Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 459-0022	482	42	11.5		195 (40.5%)	6 (1.2%)	31 (6.4%)	229 (47.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	92.6	124^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.6	89^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.7%	35	74.3	73.5	83.5	83.5	80.1	78.6	65.9	72.5	72.6	95.6	96.8	96.8	96.8		96.6	96.8		$21,978	$361	$21,617
Earl Pritchett School	Public	K-3	200 Horatio Blvd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 353-5706	430	36	11.9		139 (32.3%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	248 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)								(n/a)		73.5			73.5	67.5			67.5	95.6	95.8	96.2	95.8	99.2	94.8	95.6		$19,502	$1,310	$18,192
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	Public	1-5	3100 Old McHenry Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 634-3243	428	31	14.0		239 (55.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	152 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	94.7	76^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.5	150^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.7%	74	75.5	75.5	81.8	83.2	80.2	81.6	84.1	79.4	81.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	18.1	97.4	97.8		$23,444	$361	$23,082
Laura B Sprague School	Public	PK, KG-2	2425 Riverwoods Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-6665	525	49	10.6		238 (45.3%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.2%)	231 (44.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)								(n/a)										97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.8	97.7	97.8	7.2	$24,005	$476	$23,529
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Public	1-5	430 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4800	505	46	10.8	30.7%	183 (36.2%)	38 (7.5%)	77 (15.2%)	169 (33.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	57.4	863^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.0%		70	550^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.4%	313	42.3	39.2	56.5	42.9	46.9	50.6	57.5	45.7	51.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.8	97.2		$18,957	$203	$18,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian School

What district is Meridian School in?

Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102

How many students attend Meridian School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Meridian School.

Is Meridian School a good school?

Yes. Meridian School ranks in the top 6.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian School?

Students at Meridian School are 56% Asian, 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Meridian School attend?

Students who attend Meridian School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aptakisic Junior High School
High : Adlai E Stevenson High School

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