Meridian Middle School serves 253 learners in grade levels 6-8.

Meridian Middle School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 20% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 30% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Illinois state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 3% of the learner body (majority Black), which is lower than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino). Meridian Middle School’s learner population of 253 learners has grown by 29% over five school years.

The teacher population of 16 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years. Meridian Middle School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Meridian Middle School is 0.06, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years. The closest high school to Meridian Middle School is Meridian High School (6.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Garfield Montessori School (12.0 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Meridian Elementary School (0.2 miles away)