Summary:
The Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Marengo Community Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance is generally strong, with proficiency rates on state assessments exceeding the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a student population with a significant percentage of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
Marengo Community Middle School has 307 students, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (68.08%) and Hispanic (27.36%). The school's per-student spending of $13,692 is higher than the state average, and the student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1 suggests a focus on personalized instruction. On the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 31.4% to 45% in English Language Arts and 32.6% to 36.3% in Mathematics, outperforming the state averages in these subject areas.
Despite the school's academic strengths, it faces some challenges related to student attendance and socioeconomic factors. The chronic absenteeism rate at Marengo Community Middle School is 27.2%, which is relatively high and may impact student learning and achievement. Additionally, 42.02% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from lower-income families. Addressing these issues could be an area of focus for the school and the district to ensure continued academic success for all students.
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