Is Marengo Community Middle School a good school?

Marengo Community Middle School ranks 477 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marengo Community Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 318 students attended Marengo Community Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Marengo Community Middle School?

Students at Marengo Community Middle School are 68% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Marengo Community Middle School attend?

Students who attend Marengo Community Middle School usually go on to attend Marengo High School

Marengo Community Middle School

Summary:

Marengo Community Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Marengo, Illinois, with 307 students. The school is part of the Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 school district, which is ranked 359 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marengo Community Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages but higher than the district averages. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 42.9%, compared to the state average of 41.2% and the district average of 39.4%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 31.9%, compared to the state average of 28.4% and the district average of 31.8%. However, the school's Science proficiency rate of 56.6% was higher than both the state (53.2%) and district (54%) averages. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.1% in 2019-2020 to 26.2% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average of 18.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Marengo Community Middle School's performance is generally lower than Heineman Middle School (Huntley Community School District 158) and Creekside Middle School (Woodstock CUSD 200), which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Marengo Community Middle School outperforms the nearby Harvard Junior High School (Harvard CUSD 50), which has significantly lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public 6-8

816 E Grant Hwy
Marengo, IL 60152-3400

(815) 568-5720

District: Marengo-Union E Cons D 165

SchoolDigger Rank:
477^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,403

Students who attend Marengo Community Middle School usually attend:

High:

Marengo High School

Feeder schools for Marengo Community Middle School:

Elementary:	Locust Elementary School
	Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 318

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marengo Community Middle School ranks better than 65% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.9%), Hispanic (28.9%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marengo Community Middle School is 15.2. (See more...)

Compare Marengo Community Middle School employs 20.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marengo Community Middle School is $13,403.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marengo Community Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marengo Community Middle School 477^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Marengo Community Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Marengo-Union E Cons D 165:

SchoolDigger ranks Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 359^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Marengo Community Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.93	574^th	1185	51.6%
2004	81.14	202^nd	1204	83.2%
2005	66.98	466^th	1209	61.5%
2006	66.49	459^th	1272	63.9%
2007	72.06	345^th	1287	73.2%
2008	70.94	396^th	1293	69.4%
2009	66.80	490^th	1318	62.8%
2010	60.96	597^th	1327	55.0%
2011	68.35	464^th	1344	65.5%
2012	61.56	586^th	1365	57.1%
2013	52.40	664^th	1367	51.4%
2014	58.63	548^th	1322	58.5%
2015	65.14	356^th	1302	72.7%
2016	77.78	238^th	1294	81.6%
2017	75.96	262^nd	1293	79.7%
2018	80.41	211^th	1293	83.7%
2019	75.67	284^th	1356	79.1%
2021	57.51	421^st	1241	66.1%
2022	51.31	566^th	1369	58.7%
2023	64.57	393^rd	1367	71.3%
2024	58.18	477^th	1363	65.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	74.80	33^rd	454	92.7%
2023	82.99	20^th	480	95.8%
2024	38.65	284^th	486	41.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.89	312^th	602	48.2%
2019	44.24	328^th	792	58.6%
2021	44.30	230^th	548	58.0%
2022	39.00	405^th	781	48.1%
2023	53.13	247^th	805	69.3%
2024	60.78	217^th	802	72.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.89	125^th	1161	89.2%
2019	69.17	261^st	1217	78.6%
2021	47.87	448^th	1019	56.0%
2022	45.19	596^th	1221	51.2%
2023	66.35	287^th	1234	76.7%
2024	54.85	452^nd	1219	62.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.77	173^rd	1226	85.9%
2019	78.31	234^th	1276	81.7%
2021	56.68	370^th	1017	63.6%
2022	46.39	609^th	1286	52.6%
2023	61.74	399^th	1275	68.7%
2024	53.29	504^th	1251	59.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.63	461^st	674	31.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.55	263^rd	1223	78.5%
2019	70.98	307^th	1296	76.3%
2021	52.03	406^th	1048	61.3%
2022	55.91	466^th	1286	63.8%
2023	62.67	384^th	1292	70.3%
2024	58.78	433^rd	1264	65.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.89	91^st	590	84.6%
2019	61.59	185^th	639	71.0%
2021	46.09	242^nd	517	53.2%
2022	56.68	207^th	662	68.7%
2023	78.39	93^rd	661	85.9%
2024	55.04	229^th	643	64.4%

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Rank History for White students at Marengo Community Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.27	205^th	889	76.9%
2019	66.52	268^th	905	70.4%
2021	49.97	371^st	813	54.4%
2022	36.64	553^rd	898	38.4%
2023	43.79	486^th	895	45.7%
2024	43.06	481^st	875	45.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Marengo Community Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	447	3	3	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	503
2000	455	4	1	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	515
2001	447	2	0	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	498
2002	462	4	4	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	543
2003	462	4	4	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	543
2004	517	2	1	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	557
2005	504	3	7	89	4	n/a	n/a	3	610
2006	509	3	6	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	620
2007	490	2	3	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	597
2008	453	4	4	106	3	n/a	n/a	8	578
2009	420	6	6	114	1	n/a	n/a	15	562
2010	367	7	4	117	4	n/a	n/a	30	529
2011	362	6	5	147	1	0	11	0	532
2012	365	8	3	162	0	0	9	0	547
2013	390	6	2	149	0	0	10	0	557
2014	249	2	0	88	0	0	3	0	342
2015	241	3	0	72	0	0	6	0	322
2016	216	4	1	76	0	0	7	0	304
2017	222	4	1	72	0	1	6	0	306
2018	213	3	3	77	1	0	9	0	306
2019	243	6	1	81	1	0	9	0	341
2020	240	5	3	79	3	0	10	0	340
2021	243	7	1	96	1	1	11	0	360
2022	223	5	2	79	1	1	10	0	321
2023	209	4	1	84	0	1	8	0	307
2024	216	3	1	92	0	0	5	1	318

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marengo Community Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	503	26.0	19.3	n/a
2000	515	25.6	20.1	n/a
2001	498	31.5	15.8	n/a
2002	543	30.5	17.8	17.5
2003	543	30.5	17.8	17.5
2004	557	29.9	18.6	19.6
2005	610	28.9	21.1	20.1
2006	620	32.8	18.9	19.7
2007	597	37.0	16.1	22.8
2008	578	25.0	23.1	30
2009	562	28.8	19.5	32.7
2010	529	28.5	18.5	48.3
2011	532	27.1	19.6	44.7
2012	547	29.5	18.5	47.3
2013	557	30.3	18.3	51.9
2014	342	16.7	20.3	52
2015	322	20.0	16.1	49.4
2016	304	19.0	16.0	45.7
2017	306	21.0	14.5	46.4
2018	306	18.8	16.1	40.8
2019	341	21.0	16.2	39.3
2020	340	21.8	15.5	41.2
2021	360	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	321	21.5	14.9	35.5
2023	307	21.3	14.4	42
2024	318	20.8	15.2	52.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marengo Community Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	503	26.0	19.3	n/a
2000	515	25.6	20.1	n/a
2001	498	31.5	15.8	n/a
2002	543	30.5	17.8	17.5
2003	543	30.5	17.8	17.5
2004	557	29.9	18.6	19.6
2005	610	28.9	21.1	20.1
2006	620	32.8	18.9	19.7
2007	597	37.0	16.1	22.8
2008	578	25.0	23.1	30
2009	562	28.8	19.5	32.7
2010	529	28.5	18.5	48.3
2011	532	27.1	19.6	44.7
2012	547	29.5	18.5	47.3
2013	557	30.3	18.3	51.9
2014	342	16.7	20.3	52
2015	322	20.0	16.1	49.4
2016	304	19.0	16.0	45.7
2017	306	21.0	14.5	46.4
2018	306	18.8	16.1	40.8
2019	341	21.0	16.2	39.3
2020	340	21.8	15.5	41.2
2021	360	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	321	21.5	14.9	35.5
2023	307	21.3	14.4	42
2024	318	20.8	15.2	52.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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