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Schools in Riley Township · Marengo Community High School District 154, Riley Community Consolidated School District 18

Riley Township’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts

In Riley Township, 42% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Riley Township, 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.

#225of 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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▲ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Marengo Community High School District 154
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
962 students on the public path
In brief

Riley Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 198 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Riley Township’s, its schools beat 53%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Riley Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Riley Comm Cons School (K–8) is Riley Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Marengo Community High School District 154 with Coral, Marengo, Marengo, Seneca and Union: Marengo High School in Marengo. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 31% across both 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 Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 $18,870, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Riley Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Illinois school districts, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (198)Better than 53%
Towns in McHenry County (17)Better than 53%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 356 test results and a graduating class of 164 could put Riley Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Riley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (341 in math, 373 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Riley Comm Cons SchoolRiley Community Consolidated School District 18A−
9–12Marengo High Schoolin MarengoA−

Riley Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Riley Community Consolidated School District 18). From grade 9, students attend the Marengo Community High School District 154, shared with Coral, Marengo, Marengo, Seneca and Union. Its high school is in Marengo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Riley Township

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+
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

Well 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 · 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

Riley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Riley TownshipB+Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12
Marengo—Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12
Spring—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Genoa—Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
CoralA−Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8
SenecaB+Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Marengo Community High School District 154 with Riley Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Riley Township

2 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).

District schools in Riley Townshipby address
Riley Comm Cons School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Marengo
A−
277 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Riley Townshipin other towns
Marengo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marengo
A−
685 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Riley Township’s schools

Are Riley Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Riley Township children attend outscore 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Riley Township in?

Two districts: Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 runs grades K–8, and Marengo Community High School District 154 runs grades 9–12, shared with Coral, Marengo, Marengo, Seneca and Union.

Where do Riley Township kids go to high school?

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

What is Riley Township’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 Riley Township spend per student?

$22,343 in Marengo Community High School District 154 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.