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Meadowlawn Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
608th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 40% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Meadowlawn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Monticello, Indiana, serving around 550 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Twin Lakes School Corporation, which is ranked 236 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadowlawn Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 8.0% in 2020-2021 to 17.8% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district average of 14.5%. The school's test scores are also generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in 2024-2025 of 31.15% in ILEARN English Language Arts and 36.07% in ILEARN Math, compared to district averages of 31.26% and 35.67%, respectively. Additionally, Meadowlawn has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.56% to 62.02% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average.

When comparing Meadowlawn Elementary to other nearby schools within the Twin Lakes School Corporation, such as Eastlawn Elementary and Oaklawn Elementary, Meadowlawn generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Furthermore, examining schools outside the district, such as Hershey Elementary and Burnett Creek Elementary in the Tippecanoe School Corporation, reveals a significant gap in academic performance, with these higher-performing schools having proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher than Meadowlawn Elementary in core subjects.

533
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,372
Per pupil spending ?
59.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 715 W Ohio St
       Monticello, IN  47960

(574) 583-7720

District: Twin Lakes School Corp


Students who attend Meadowlawn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roosevelt Middle School
High:    Twin Lakes Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.4%
Hispanic:
19.7%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
Indiana avg38%
608th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Twin Lakes School Corp
236th of 380Twin Lakes School Corp among Indiana 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 rankIndiana percentileRating
202541.2608 of 100539.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.5655 of 101135.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.7552 of 101645.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.1608 of 102040.4%★★☆☆☆
202147.3579 of 101643.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.4657 of 103136.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.2739 of 102728.0%★☆☆☆☆
201743.4654 of 103336.7%★★☆☆☆
201654.8544 of 104648.0%★★☆☆☆
201552.8547 of 104047.4%★★☆☆☆
201464.1418 of 103659.7%★★★☆☆
201371.7274 of 103573.5%★★★★☆
201260.2454 of 101555.3%★★★☆☆
201150.1624 of 102539.1%★★☆☆☆
201063.5406 of 100959.8%★★★☆☆
200971.9259 of 100374.2%★★★★☆
200864.7354 of 99664.5%★★★☆☆
200751.1571 of 98542.0%★★☆☆☆
200652.7526 of 96145.3%★★☆☆☆
200560.4404 of 95957.9%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Science37%
Social Studies37%~ state avg
Math36%
English Language Arts31%

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlawn Elementary School

Students at Meadowlawn Elementary School are 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Meadowlawn Elementary School.

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

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : Twin Lakes Senior High School

Meadowlawn Elementary School ranks 608th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025
2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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