📍 PO Box 350, Blue Mound, Macon County, 62513
Meridian Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blue Mound, Macon County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Major. It is part of the Meridian CUSD 15 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian Elem School enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 417 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 456 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meridian Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 96.
Meridian Elem School is one of 3 schools in Meridian CUSD 15, based in Macon, Illinois. The district serves 942 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Meridian Elem School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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