Monroe Center Grade School
Monroe Center, IL · Meridian CUSD 223
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 5 · Rural, distant
963rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%▲ Improving
17500 Hwy 72, Monroe Center, IL 61052
(815)645-2230NCES ID 172569002780Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Monroe Center Grade School 963rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 44th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 309 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.8% | 82.8% | ▼ 2.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 12.6% | 13.9% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.1% | 2.6% | ▲ 1.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $261K in zip 61052 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Monroe Center Grade School in?
Monroe Center Grade School is part of the Meridian CUSD 223 district in Monroe Center, Illinois.
Is Monroe Center Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Monroe Center Grade School 963rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Monroe Center Grade School?
White 83%, Hispanic 14%, Two or more races 3% (309 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Monroe Center Grade School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61052 is $261K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.