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Mary Morgan Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

420 N Colfax St, Byron, IL 61010 · (815) 234-5491 · Part of Byron Community Unit School District 226

Byron Township’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
631
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary Morgan Elem Sch

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Byron Township kids: Byron Middle School

On the path

Where Byron Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mary Morgan Elem SchYou are here
6–8Byron Middle Schoolin Byron

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

420 N Colfax St, Byron

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten91
Grade 190
Grade 293
Grade 397
Grade 4102
Grade 5104
Enrollment over time
676’20
684’21
659’22
626’23
631’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary Morgan Elem Sch from Byron Township families.

Other schools in Byron Community Unit School District 226

The district →
Byron Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byron
A
366 students13:1
Byron High School 9-12
High · Grades 9–12 · Byron
A−
464 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Byron Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.