The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch
Meadowbrook Intermediate School serves grades four and five in Moro, a very small unincorporated community in rural Madison County, Illinois, about ten miles east of Bethalto and near the Illinois Metro-East region adjoining Greater St. Louis. The school draws from a rural, residential area where most families own their homes and acreage rather than rent. Meadowbrook is part of Bethalto CUSD 8, a district that has undergone substantial facilities improvements in recent years, including upgrades to roof, HVAC, athletic fields, and track infrastructure at the middle school and other sites.
The school enrolls a small student body, about evenly split between fourth and fifth grades. The enrollment is predominantly white, with small percentages of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students and very few Asian students. Specific enrollment figures for students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and for English learners are not reported in available data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the socioeconomic makeup of the student body and the presence of language support services.
Academic performance, based on state testing results, reflects mid-range proficiency. In fourth-grade English language arts, about half of students scored proficient or above on the state assessment, while fourth-grade math proficiency was lower. Fifth-grade students performed somewhat better in English language arts, with a slightly higher proportion meeting proficiency, though fifth-grade math again showed lower proficiency. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade tested in that subject at Meadowbrook, was below both reading and math. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint compared to other schools in Madison County, yet the absolute levels suggest that a substantial share of students are working below proficiency targets. The school participates fully in state testing, with participation rates at or near one hundred percent in tested grades and subjects.
The school's test results reflect changes in Illinois state assessment scoring that occurred in the 2024-25 school year, meaning direct year-to-year comparison with prior results is not reliable. A parent interested in longer-term trends or more detail about student growth should request that information directly from the school.
No data is available on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or teacher staffing. The school's website, if available, was not provided in source materials. Meadowbrook serves only grades four and five, so there is no graduation rate or secondary pathway data applicable to the school.
The Bethalto school district recently approved a modest increase in property taxes for the 2024 levy year, an important consideration for families relocating to the area. Moro itself is a very quiet, rural place with no downtown or walkable center; daily life depends on car access via Illinois Route 159 and nearby highways. Families choosing Meadowbrook accept a rural, car-dependent setting in exchange for the schooling and quiet residential environment the community provides.
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