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Meehan Elementary School

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Meehan Elementary School ranks 1534 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Meehan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Belvidere, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 667 students. The school is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 645 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meehan Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Belvidere CUSD 100 district and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.4% of Meehan students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.1% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, in math, only 28.8% of Meehan students were proficient or better, compared to 26.8% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with its White, Special Education, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students performing significantly below state averages. Additionally, Meehan Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Meehan Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Caledonia Elementary School and Seth Whitman Elementary School both outperform Meehan in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and math. Meehan's performance is also weaker than some of the nearby Rockford School District 205 schools, such as Brookview Elementary and Spring Creek Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

688

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,761

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 E 6th St
Belvidere, IL 61008-6503

(815) 547-3546

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

Students who attend Meehan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Belvidere South Middle School
High:	Belvidere High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

37.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

1,534^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100

645^th of 811Belvidere CUSD 100 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	26.2	1534 of 2056	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1704 of 2067	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1489 of 2077	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1548 of 2082	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1467 of 1948	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1680 of 2086	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1433 of 2037	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	1546 of 2044	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1335 of 2046	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	1382 of 2052	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	1106 of 2093	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	1002 of 2167	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	1217 of 2166	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	1078 of 2147	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.4	836 of 2139	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.8	708 of 2120	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	919 of 2092	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.6	570 of 2095	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	655 of 2086	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.4	550 of 2022	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	61.5	948 of 2030	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.8	589 of 2020	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	935 of 1049	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	648 of 886	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	864 of 907	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	576 of 788	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	719 of 826	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	595 of 788	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	577 of 768	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	392 of 537	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	553 of 743	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	578 of 718	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1523 of 1942	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1528 of 1942	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1522 of 1957	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1504 of 1970	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1359 of 1680	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1582 of 2019	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1382 of 1964	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	698 of 982	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	764 of 959	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	665 of 970	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	737 of 954	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	573 of 742	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	857 of 955	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	755 of 938	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1137 of 1800	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1414 of 1793	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1200 of 1808	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1304 of 1763	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	889 of 1514	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1455 of 1816	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1253 of 1765	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1346 of 1947	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1657 of 1959	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1325 of 1984	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1453 of 1977	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1346 of 1707	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1645 of 2019	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1373 of 1972	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1166 of 1292	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	987 of 1195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	981 of 1156	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	938 of 1113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1139 of 1194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	540 of 763	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1294 of 1389	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1356 of 1392	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1305 of 1419	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1336 of 1425	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1208 of 1308	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1378 of 1462	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1233 of 1463	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science24%-16 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
Meehan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 547-3546	688	43	15.9	55.2%	259 (37.6%)	17 (2.5%)	390 (56.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	26.2	1534^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.4%		19.1	1704^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.6%	170	24.5	29.9	32.7	28.6	30.4	40.2	24.3	21.4	28.8	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7		$18,761	$1,518	$17,243
Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 5th Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-3124	721	59	12.2	70.5%	193 (26.8%)	23 (3.2%)	468 (64.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	25.2	1559^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.2%		20.2	1678^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.8%	119	16.5	25.2	31.5	36.1	30.9	40.2	29.2	18.5	29.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.5	20.8	$19,846	$1,816	$18,030
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	633 W Perry St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-9274	284	15	19.2	66.5%	112 (39.4%)	14 (4.9%)	140 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	27.4	1498^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.1%		28.8	1432^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	30.7%	66	35.1	21.4	34.0	35.1	30.2	26.2	25.5	27.0	26.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		$21,470	$1,333	$20,137
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Bonus Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-2671	573	41	13.8	57.4%	220 (38.4%)	25 (4.4%)	297 (51.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	28.4	1470^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.5%		25.6	1522^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	26.4%	52	30.7	26.0	35.1	33.3	31.0	34.4	32.5	20.0	29.4	97.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.9		$18,743	$1,463	$17,280
Seth Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	8989 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-3357	622	43	14.4	41.5%	327 (52.6%)	19 (3.1%)	250 (40.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	51.1	985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%		53.1	863^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	58.2%	122	37.6	42.9	55.3	45.1	47.2	47.3	40.0	39.2	42.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8		$16,027	$706	$15,321
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	6754 Armer Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 332-4938	676	39	17.3	64.2%	268 (39.6%)	128 (18.9%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	38	1253^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	39.1%		40.5	1139^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.9%	114	33.6	40.7	36.4	55.6	44.4	34.8	28.9	23.0	28.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1		$14,459	$1,489	$12,970
Poplar Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 N State St	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-3113	251	20	12.5	45.4%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	80.4	387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.2%		73.3	502^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	75.7%	115		66.0	68.8		67.3	66.0	56.3		61.2	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5		$16,890	$710	$16,181
Caledonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Randolph St	Caledonia	61011	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-1977	449	33	13.5	43.2%	274 (61.0%)	13 (2.9%)	145 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	58.1	853^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.2	997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.8%	144	53.7	41.6	51.4	56.7	49.5	58.4	37.8	35.8	44.5	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	24.1	$21,933	$754	$21,179
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	4820 Carol Ct	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2176	418	25	16.7	76.8%	64 (15.3%)	113 (27.0%)	210 (50.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	17.1	1742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.8	1740^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	12.9	28.6	17.6	43.5	29.1	21.4	9.5	12.9	14.6	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3		$15,671	$1,424	$14,247
Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2492	484	28	17.3	55.6%	187 (38.6%)	108 (22.3%)	126 (26.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	59.2	827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%		53.6	852^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	58.8%	25	45.3	63.6	50.0	58.7	57.5	58.0	40.5	24.0	41.7	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8		$14,320	$1,083	$13,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Meehan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Meehan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meehan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belvidere South Middle School
High : Belvidere High School

What is the racial makeup of Meehan Elementary School?

Students at Meehan Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 38% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Meehan Elementary School a good school?

Meehan Elementary School ranks 1534^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Meehan Elementary School in?

Belvidere CUSD 100

How many students attend Meehan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Meehan Elementary School.

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