Meadowview Elem School, Woodridge IL

Original Research by School Decision on Meadowview Elem School

Meadowview Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Woodridge, a post-1950s suburban village in western DuPage County. The school enrolls a small-to-moderate enrollment and draws from a diverse residential community that includes apartments, townhomes, and single-family homes alongside substantial industrial and commercial corridors.

The school's academic performance shows a mixed picture across tested grades. In English language arts, Meadowview's trajectory trends upward through the grades, with third-graders reaching mid-range proficiency, but performance strengthens notably in the upper elementary years, with sixth graders achieving proficiency well above the school's third-grade baseline. The pattern in mathematics is flatter and concerning. Third-graders post proficiency at roughly the midpoint, but fourth and fifth graders see a sharp drop; fifth-grade math proficiency settles at a level substantially below third-grade results. Sixth-grade math rebounds somewhat, landing around the midpoint again. Across tested subjects and grades, Meadowview's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint among the county's tested schools.

Science data is limited to fifth grade, where proficiency sits in the lower range. State testing data for seventh and eighth grades was not available, likely reflecting that the school primarily serves kindergarten through sixth; two students in those grades appear enrolled but may be transitional placements.

The school's student body reflects Woodridge's diversity. White students make up a majority of enrollment, followed by a substantial Hispanic population, with notable Asian and Black enrollment. Demographic breakdown by special-population status, including English learner counts and students with individualized education programs, was not available.

Meadowview is part of Woodridge School District 68, which has recently shifted all elementary kindergarten to full-day programming, a significant change from half-day schedules just a year or two prior. The district is also rolling out a new K-5 mathematics curriculum districtwide and introducing Project Lead the Way STEM courses in middle grades. These curriculum and scheduling changes are live initiatives that may affect teaching and learning at Meadowview going forward.

Housing in Woodridge and its zip code runs at moderate-to-above-average value for the region, with home values and rental rates both reflecting modest year-over-year appreciation. The area sits within Woodridge's car-oriented, highway-accessible suburban geography; transit to Metra requires connections via Pace bus routes. Major employers cluster in the Internationale Centre business park and along commercial corridors, with logistics and material moving occupations prevalent locally.

A parent considering Meadowview should understand that the school's math results, particularly in fourth and fifth grades, are a soft spot worth exploring directly with the school. The upward trend in reading is a strength, and the full-day kindergarten structure and new curriculum initiatives suggest ongoing instructional change. The school's small-to-moderate size and diverse peer composition are straightforward characteristics that depend on family preference.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 47% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 40% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 51% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 56% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 56% · ▼ 8 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 70% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 75% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 43% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

This schoolWoodridge SD 68, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.