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Locust Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

539 Locust St, Marengo, IL 60152 · (815) 568-7632 · Part of Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165

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Directions
Students
501
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Locust Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Marengo Township kids: Marengo Comm Middle School

On the path

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

PK–3Locust Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Marengo Comm Middle Schoolin Marengo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

539 Locust St, Marengo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K81
Kindergarten99
Grade 194
Grade 2128
Grade 398
Grade 41
Enrollment over time
450’20
481’21
535’22
538’23
501’24

Up 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 6%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Locust Elem School from Marengo Township families.

Other schools in Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165

The district →
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Marengo
B−
249 students16:1
Marengo Comm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marengo
B
342 students16:1

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; Marengo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.