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Meadow Ridge School

Public Grades 3-5
441st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 79% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Meadow Ridge School is an elementary school located in Orland Park, Illinois, serving 577 students in grades 3-5. It is part of the Orland School District 135, which is ranked 180 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meadow Ridge School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating, indicating its strong academic performance.

Meadow Ridge School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 72.6%, compared to 70.5% for the Orland School District and 53.1% for the state of Illinois. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 51.6%, compared to 49.5% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's African American and Hispanic students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 100 schools in Illinois for their respective subgroups.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Orland School District 135, such as Liberty Elementary School and High Point Elementary School, Meadow Ridge School generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA. The school's strong academic performance is not solely attributable to higher funding or lower class sizes, as its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are in line with the other schools in the district.

554
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,474
Per pupil spending ?
15.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10959 W 159th St
       Orland Park, IL  60467-4548

(708) 364-3602

District: Orland School District 135


Students who attend Meadow Ridge School usually attend:

Middle:    Century Junior High School
High:    Carl Sandburg High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.2%
African American:
12.3%
Hispanic:
9.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 21% of Illinois elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg58%
Illinois avg44%
441st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 14% (2015) to top 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Orland School District 135
180th of 811Orland School District 135 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202577.8441 of 205678.6%★★★★☆
202482.5310 of 206785.0%★★★★☆
202385.2272 of 207786.9%★★★★☆
202284.0299 of 208285.6%★★★★☆
202185.9218 of 194888.8%★★★★☆
201977.5407 of 208680.5%★★★★☆
201874.9455 of 203777.7%★★★★☆
201778.2406 of 204480.1%★★★★☆
201681.0345 of 204683.1%★★★★☆
201585.1287 of 205286.0%★★★★☆
201480.6370 of 209382.3%★★★★☆
201386.1247 of 216788.6%★★★★☆
201280.9321 of 216685.2%★★★★☆
201184.7159 of 214792.6%★★★★★
201082.1254 of 213988.1%★★★★☆
200982.3254 of 212088.0%★★★★☆
200880.6314 of 209285.0%★★★★☆
200782.2203 of 209590.3%★★★★★
200684.1135 of 208693.5%★★★★★
200583.9162 of 202292.0%★★★★★
200484.0209 of 203089.7%★★★★☆
200383.2237 of 202088.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.396 of 68886.0%★★★★☆
202470.4104 of 65584.1%★★★★☆
202389.031 of 69295.5%★★★★★
202286.338 of 68494.4%★★★★★
202196.48 of 42898.1%★★★★★
201967.5131 of 71181.6%★★★★☆
201878.483 of 69888.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.5126 of 23446.2%★★☆☆☆
202452.5120 of 21945.2%★★☆☆☆
202356.8108 of 23754.4%★★★☆☆
202272.260 of 22673.5%★★★★☆
202157.766 of 13450.7%★★★☆☆
201952.7130 of 24346.5%★★☆☆☆
201865.984 of 24265.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.0333 of 104968.3%★★★☆☆
202477.890 of 88689.8%★★★★☆
202384.272 of 90792.1%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.5125 of 78884.1%★★★★☆
202474.094 of 82688.6%★★★★☆
202365.1159 of 78879.8%★★★★☆
202272.784 of 76889.1%★★★★☆
202188.318 of 53796.6%★★★★★
201959.2177 of 74376.2%★★★★☆
201848.8306 of 71857.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.7412 of 194278.8%★★★★☆
202478.5339 of 194282.5%★★★★☆
202383.9262 of 195786.6%★★★★☆
202283.4284 of 197085.6%★★★★☆
202185.3177 of 168089.5%★★★★☆
201976.5402 of 201980.1%★★★★☆
201872.0496 of 196474.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202584.882 of 98291.6%★★★★★
202485.170 of 95992.7%★★★★★
202392.936 of 97096.3%★★★★★
202289.346 of 95495.2%★★★★★
202189.734 of 74295.4%★★★★★
201986.251 of 95594.7%★★★★★
201878.0123 of 93886.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.5495 of 180072.5%★★★★☆
202461.9509 of 179371.6%★★★★☆
202375.3259 of 180885.7%★★★★☆
202270.5326 of 176381.5%★★★★☆
202172.6220 of 151485.5%★★★★☆
201960.3555 of 181669.4%★★★☆☆
201850.3792 of 176555.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.2426 of 194778.1%★★★★☆
202484.0269 of 195986.3%★★★★☆
202383.5257 of 198487.0%★★★★☆
202282.6287 of 197785.5%★★★★☆
202181.2238 of 170786.1%★★★★☆
201976.4407 of 201979.8%★★★★☆
201875.8418 of 197278.8%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.462 of 12048.3%★★☆☆☆
202470.726 of 9372.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202570.5282 of 129278.2%★★★★☆
202477.7173 of 119585.5%★★★★☆
202389.868 of 115694.1%★★★★★
202278.0136 of 111387.8%★★★★☆
202164.1156 of 64075.6%★★★★☆
201973.1186 of 119484.4%★★★★☆
201878.478 of 76389.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.7445 of 138968.0%★★★☆☆
202473.6301 of 139278.4%★★★★☆
202372.5308 of 141978.3%★★★★☆
202269.1378 of 142573.5%★★★★☆
202175.3234 of 130882.1%★★★★☆
201959.9549 of 146262.4%★★★☆☆
201857.1589 of 146359.7%★★★☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)79th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school
Male (2025)78th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school
White (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2025)46th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts73%+20 vs state
Science55%+15 vs state
Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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Meadow Ridge School ranks 441st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Meadow Ridge School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Century Junior High School
High : Carl Sandburg High School

Students at Meadow Ridge School are 65% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Meadow Ridge School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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