Summary:
Marengo Community Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Marengo, Illinois, with a student population of 307. The school is part of the Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 school district, which is ranked 301 out of 823 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Marengo Community Middle School has consistently performed above the state average in several key academic areas, including English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. In 2022-2023, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 45% for 6th graders, 31.4% for 7th graders, and 36.6% for 8th graders, compared to the state averages of 34.2%, 37.9%, and 40.5%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 34% for 6th graders, 32.6% for 7th graders, and 36.3% for 8th graders, compared to the state averages of 23.4%, 26.9%, and 25.7%, respectively. The school also ranked in the top 30% of Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Marengo Community Middle School has strong academic performance, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2019-2020 to 27.2% in 2022-2023. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. However, the school's per-student spending has increased from $9,697 in 2019-2020 to $13,692 in 2022-2023, which may have contributed to its strong academic performance, particularly when compared to nearby schools like Heineman Middle School, Harvard Junior High School, and Lundahl Middle School.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
SchoolDigger Rank:
393rd of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,692
Students who attend Marengo Community Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Marengo Community Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.4
Number of students: 307
Racial breakdown:
White:
68.1%
Hispanic:
27.4%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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African American:
1.3%
Asian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42%
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