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Meade Park Elementary School

Q: Is Meade Park Elementary School a good school?

Meade Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Meade Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Meade Park Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Meade Park Elementary School?

Students at Meade Park Elementary School are 51% African American, 27% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Meade Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meade Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : South View Upper Elementary School High : Danville High School

Public Grades K-4

1880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Meade Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Danville, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 312. The school is part of the Danville CCSD 118 district, which is ranked 783 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meade Park Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of Meade Park students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 22.9% in the Danville CCSD 118 district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 35.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 96.15% of Meade Park students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While the nearby schools in the Danville CCSD 118 district, such as Southwest Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, and Edison Elementary School, also perform poorly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Northeast Elementary Magnet School, Bismarck-Henning Elementary School, and Salt Fork North Elementary School, perform significantly better, with rankings in the top 50% of Illinois elementary schools.

312

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,909

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S Kansas Ave
Danville, IL 61834-9345

(217) 444-1925

District: Danville CCSD 118

Students who attend Meade Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South View Upper Elementary School
High:	Danville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

White:

26.6%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 16th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 16th-percentile peak (2022) to 9th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg18%

Illinois avg46%

1,880^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Danville CCSD 118

783^rd of 811Danville CCSD 118 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	11.8	1880 of 2056	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1855 of 2067	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1948 of 2077	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1741 of 2082	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2085 of 2086	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2017 of 2037	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	2029 of 2044	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1967 of 2046	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	1847 of 2052	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	2027 of 2093	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	2048 of 2167	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	1990 of 2166	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	2038 of 2147	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1921 of 2139	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	1813 of 2120	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	1937 of 2092	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	1748 of 2095	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	1903 of 2086	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	1749 of 2022	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	1674 of 2030	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	44.5	1312 of 2020	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	399 of 688	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	489 of 655	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	533 of 692	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	321 of 684	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.9	710 of 711	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	658 of 698	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1803 of 1942	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1697 of 1942	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1772 of 1957	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1577 of 1970	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2015 of 2019	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1926 of 1964	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1544 of 1800	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1482 of 1793	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1644 of 1808	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1297 of 1763	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1814 of 1816	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1741 of 1765	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1752 of 1947	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1830 of 1959	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1885 of 1984	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1730 of 1977	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	2017 of 2019	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1950 of 1972	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	10.8	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1012 of 1292	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	945 of 1195	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1089 of 1156	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	670 of 1113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1053 of 1194	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	1385 of 1389	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1389 of 1392	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1403 of 1419	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1406 of 1425	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1460 of 1462	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1456 of 1463	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meade Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 S Kansas Ave	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-1925	312	23	13.8	96.5%	83 (26.6%)	158 (50.6%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.5%)	11.8	1880^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		14.8	1855^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.3%	25			17.1	24.1					20.0	13.3	16.7					14.7	94.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	94.2			$20,909	$3,174	$17,735
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-6	1330 E English St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3050	347	19	18.2	68.6%	147 (42.4%)	88 (25.4%)	63 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.0%)	47.6	1052^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	48.8%		40.2	1150^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	98	34.6		45.5	48.1	44.2	63.6			50.7	43.2	38.9	11.5	36.4			32.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		13.2	$18,241	$2,879	$15,361
Mark Denman Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Colfax Dr	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3200	545	33	16.7	95.2%	136 (25.0%)	292 (53.6%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.8%)	14.5	1803^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.3%		16	1809^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.5%	6			12.6	32.3					21.6	13.5	20.4					16.7	95.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.4	95.4			$19,374	$3,180	$16,194
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2101 N Vermilion St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3350	233	19	12.5	88.8%	53 (22.7%)	120 (51.5%)	26 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	22.1	1616^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		17.2	1761^st of 2067 public elementary schools	14.8%	145			12.1	38.9					26.1	21.2	30.6					26.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.3	21.1		$21,483	$3,315	$18,168
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 E Liberty Ln	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3000	377	21	18.3	95.0%	76 (20.2%)	191 (50.7%)	49 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.1%)	9.4	1958^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.8%		15.3	1835^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.2%	123			21.3	10.7					17.2	20.2	5.4					14.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5			$18,701	$3,025	$15,676
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14794 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3500	469	25	18.7	95.5%	189 (40.3%)	155 (33.0%)	54 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.5%)	13.5	1829^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.0%		24.6	1554^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	275			5.7	35.6					19.4	13.2	15.6					14.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	40.7		$21,040	$2,890	$18,150
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 W Ellsworth St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-3484	610	37	16.4	57.9%	517 (84.8%)	10 (1.6%)	41 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	32.3	1376^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.1%		27	1485^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.2%	109	36.7		18.3	38.9	49.4	36.5			36.2	16.9	44.4	26.6	10.6			24.1	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.4	99.2	98.6	8.5	15.1	$13,632	$1,331	$12,301
Salt Fork North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 N Webster St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 427-5421	274	20	13.5	48.5%	239 (87.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	43.5	1132^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.8	1317^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.3%	185	28.2		47.4	34.1	66.7				49.2	44.7	36.6	17.9				33.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.3	98.3	13.7		$13,323	$359	$12,964
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 W Holloway St	Bismarck	61814	Vermilion County	Bismarck Henning CUSD	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 759-7251	309	23	13.4	41.1%	276 (89.3%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	36.7	1284^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.5%		37.8	1205^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.7%	79			37.7	28.6					33.3	50.8	30.4					41.0	93.7	93.0	93.0	93.0	94.0	94.7	93.0	7.4		$15,828	$232	$15,595
Oakwood Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 S Scott St	Oakwood	61858	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 354-4221	573	43	13.2	51.0%	504 (88.0%)	6 (1.0%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	21.8	1620^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.2	1562^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	24.4%	58	17.5	40.4	28.6	24.1	32.1	29.3	19.1	38.5	28.2	25.4	17.2	24.6	22.4	10.3	11.5	18.5	97.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.5	97.3	97.7	6.1	33.0	$13,576	$431	$13,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Meade Park Elementary School

Is Meade Park Elementary School a good school?

Meade Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Meade Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Meade Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Meade Park Elementary School?

Students at Meade Park Elementary School are 51% African American, 27% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What district is Meade Park Elementary School in?

Danville CCSD 118

What schools do graduates of Meade Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meade Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South View Upper Elementary School
High : Danville High School

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