The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Meadowview School
Meadowview School serves grades 3 through 5 in Country Club Hills, a residential south suburb of Chicago in Cook County. The school is a regular public elementary school enrolling a student body that is predominantly African American, with smaller shares of Hispanic and multiracial students and very few white or Asian students. The enrollment sits at roughly the mid-range for this grade band, spread across the three grades.
The school's state testing results show a clear challenge in math proficiency. In grade 3, about one in six students met the state proficiency threshold in math; that proportion drops further in grade 4, to about one in eight, and falls again in grade 5 to about one in eleven. In English language arts, outcomes are somewhat less steep but still well below the state norm: grade 3 reaches about one in four, grade 4 about one in four, and grade 5 about one in three. Science proficiency in grade 5 was near one in five. These numbers place the school in the bottom quartile among Cook County's elementary schools on overall proficiency. Test participation rates were strong across the school, hovering in the mid-to-high 90s, indicating the results reflect actual learning rather than opt-out patterns.
The school sits within Country Club Hills School District 160, which is currently navigating a substantial governance and financial crisis. Publicly reported, the district has been under an Illinois State Board of Education audit following revelations of large undocumented spending through a district credit card between 2023 and 2025, including luxury hotel stays. The superintendent was indefinitely suspended without pay in 2025, and interim leadership was appointed. Parents have reported reductions in extracurricular activities and transportation service tied to the financial turmoil. For a family considering this school, this represents an ongoing multi-year crisis in district stability and resource allocation that is actively reshaping programs and operations across all three of the district's schools.
The community itself is a sparse, car-oriented suburb with mid-century residential architecture. Housing values are moderate relative to the Chicago metro, and most residents are homeowners. The city lacks a walkable downtown; instead, civic functions cluster around a City Campus, and schools are dispersed throughout neighborhoods. Employment in the area centers on health care, retail, and transportation; most residents commute to jobs in the broader south suburbs or Chicago proper. The presence of a major Walmart-anchored shopping center anchors local commercial activity.
State testing data for grades 6 through 8 were not available for this school, which reflects its elementary configuration. Frpl data, special education counts, and English learner counts were not available in the data received, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students qualifying for services and support programs. No school website was provided, and program offerings beyond the standard elementary curriculum were not available to review.
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