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Meadowdale Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Meadowdale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Carpentersville, Illinois, serving 443 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 300, which is ranked 433 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Meadowdale Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years.

Meadowdale Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and supporting the needs of its diverse student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 25% of Meadowdale students proficient or better in ELA and 19.1% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, Meadowdale has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, compared to the district's 22.1% and the state's average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Meadowdale Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as Eastview Elementary School and Algonquin Lakes Elementary School, which consistently outperform Meadowdale in academic achievement. Despite the school's challenges, Meadowdale's per-student spending is relatively high, at $14,412 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its instructional practices and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.

421

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,618

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Ash St
Carpentersville, IL 60110-1663

(224) 484-2900

District: Cusd 300

Students who attend Meadowdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carpentersville Middle School
High:	Oak Ridge School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg42%

Illinois avg44%

1,733^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cusd 300

433^rd of 811Cusd 300 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	17.4	1733 of 2056	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1633 of 2067	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1732 of 2077	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1534 of 2082	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1588 of 1948	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1361 of 2086	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1520 of 2037	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	1499 of 2044	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1729 of 2046	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	1529 of 2052	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	1737 of 2093	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1846 of 2167	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	1895 of 2166	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1782 of 2147	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	1893 of 2139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1635 of 2120	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	1936 of 2092	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	1862 of 2095	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1811 of 2086	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1658 of 2022	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.3	1207 of 2030	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	29.7	1544 of 2020	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	844 of 1049	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	747 of 886	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	850 of 907	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	685 of 788	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	693 of 826	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	668 of 788	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	381 of 768	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	309 of 537	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	531 of 743	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.4	264 of 718	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1778 of 1942	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1499 of 1942	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1642 of 1957	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1400 of 1970	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1484 of 1680	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1224 of 2019	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1520 of 1964	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	820 of 982	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	668 of 959	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	795 of 970	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	612 of 954	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	518 of 742	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	478 of 955	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	566 of 938	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1479 of 1800	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1237 of 1793	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1382 of 1808	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1064 of 1763	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1120 of 1514	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	655 of 1816	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	948 of 1765	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1479 of 1947	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1586 of 1959	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1671 of 1984	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1520 of 1977	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1375 of 1707	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1395 of 2019	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1388 of 1972	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1090 of 1292	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1023 of 1195	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1125 of 1156	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	806 of 1113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	680 of 1194	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science14%-26 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
Meadowdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Ash St	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2900	421	29	14.4	88.6%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	413 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.4	1733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.8	1633^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.0%	100	14.3	22.2	32.3	20.6	25.0	14.3	33.9	9.5	19.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$15,618	$1,062	$14,556
Sunny Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Helm Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 426-4232	245	26	9.4	87.8%	26 (10.6%)	3 (1.2%)	205 (83.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	35	1315^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.0%		27.5	1473^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.7%	158	15.7	38.7	20.0	63.3	41.6	54.8	26.7	14.0	28.6	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.6	98.8	98.4		$29,578	$1,123	$28,455
Lakewood School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 Ravine Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2600	590	38	15.5	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	568 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.5	1683^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	18.1%		14.7	1863^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.9%	180	20.0	19.8	25.6	38.7	27.5	23.1	24.4	14.7	20.9	93.6	95.0	95.0	95.0		90.7	92.6		$14,462	$1,134	$13,328
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-5600	278	26	10.7	90.3%	5 (1.8%)	40 (14.4%)	218 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	25.3	1557^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.3%		19	1709^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.3%	152	17.5	32.4	24.3	33.3	30.1	37.8	30.6	20.5	29.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6		99.6	99.6		$22,416	$1,168	$21,249
DREAM Academy	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 551-8410	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Golfview Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Golfview Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2800	401	32	12.6	86.8%	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	387 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27.4	1499^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.2	1564^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	65	23.6	27.6	17.0	49.1	31.9	31.0	31.9	21.8	28.1	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.2	97.9		$17,000	$1,107	$15,893
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 Carpenter Blvd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2500	552	39	14.1	80.1%	105 (19.0%)	57 (10.3%)	351 (63.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	25.4	1550^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	1506^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.1%	44	24.2	22.4	29.8	50.5	34.5	23.5	27.4	17.2	22.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		98.3	98.3		$14,999	$579	$14,419
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Compton Dr	Algonquin	60102	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 532-7500	408	32	12.8	58.1%	180 (44.1%)	19 (4.7%)	170 (41.7%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	74.2	507^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.3%		75.5	467^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.4%	40	45.2	65.6	50.0	69.4	60.8	67.2	56.6	54.8	59.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2		$18,268	$540	$17,728
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	407 S 5th St	West Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 484-4700	396	27	14.6	44.4%	206 (52.0%)	20 (5.1%)	128 (32.3%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	60.8	786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.8%		63	678^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.2%	108	34.5	46.3	58.7	56.4	53.5	67.2	54.0	32.7	52.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2		$16,091	$389	$15,702
Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 458-5501	401	38	10.5	51.6%	219 (54.6%)	10 (2.5%)	133 (33.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	85.2	278^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.4	159^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.3%	119	52.9	63.3	81.5	82.4	75.2	56.7	72.2	72.5	66.7	95.1	94.8	94.8	94.8	8.0	94.4	95.1	8.0	$19,187	$467	$18,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowdale Elementary School

What district is Meadowdale Elementary School in?

Cusd 300

How many students attend Meadowdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Meadowdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowdale Elementary School?

Students at Meadowdale Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Meadowdale Elementary School a good school?

Meadowdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Meadowdale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carpentersville Middle School
High : Oak Ridge School

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