📍 1401 Mounds Rd, Mounds, Pulaski County, 62964
Meridian Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mounds, Pulaski County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dorlissa Jones. It is part of the Meridian CUSD 101 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian Elementary School enrolls 236 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 38% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 111 | 47% |
| White | 89 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 236 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meridian Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 118.
Meridian Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Meridian CUSD 101, based in Mounds, Illinois. The district serves 419 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 236 students, Meridian Elementary School is close to the district average of about 210 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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