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Schools in Marengo · Marengo Community High School District 154, Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165

Marengo’s public schools outscore 62% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Marengo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#355of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,463 students on the public path
In brief

Marengo’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1501 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marengo’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 29% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Marengo Community High School District 154 spends $22,343 per student and Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 $15,584, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Marengo High School. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Marengo’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 62% of Illinois school districts, #355 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1501)Better than 71%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 978 test results and a graduating class of 164 could put Marengo anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Marengo’s students in the tested grades sat them (956 in math, 1,003 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marengo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–12Marengo High SchoolMarengo Community High School District 154A−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Marengo

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marengo Community High School District 154Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 685 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,343IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,092 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,584IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Riley Community Consolidated School District 18Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 277 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,870IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Marengo Community High School District 15432%
State average 29.9% · 160 students tested
Math · 9–12, Marengo Community High School District 15437%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 16526%
State average 29.9% · 630 students tested
Math · PK–8, Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 16527%
State average 25.8% · 615 students tested
Reading · K–8, Riley Community Consolidated School District 1849%
State average 29.9% · 213 students tested
Math · K–8, Riley Community Consolidated School District 1827%
State average 25.8% · 192 students tested

Marengo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Marengo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MarengoBMarengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12

Every school in Marengo

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Marengoin other towns
Locust Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A−
501 students14:1Rate it →
Riley Comm Cons School
Elementary · Grades K–8
A−
277 students12:1Rate it →
Marengo High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
685 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Marengo’s schools

Are Marengo’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Marengo children attend outscore 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #355 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marengo in?

Marengo Community High School District 154, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 685 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Marengo kids go to high school?

Marengo High School, with 685 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Marengo’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Marengo Community High School District 154 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Marengo spend per student?

$22,343 in Marengo Community High School District 154, $15,584 in Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 and $18,870 in Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.