Marengo Comm Middle School
Marengo, IL · Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, fringe
341st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 50%▼ Declining
816 E Grant Hwy, Marengo, IL 60152
(815)568-5720NCES ID 170007703147Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Marengo Comm Middle School 341st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 50% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 69th in 2019 to 50th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 318 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 68.0% | 67.9% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 27.6% | 28.9% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 1.6% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $360K in zip 60152 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Marengo Comm Middle School in?
Marengo Comm Middle School is part of the Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 district in Marengo, Illinois.
Is Marengo Comm Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Marengo Comm Middle School 341st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 50% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Marengo Comm Middle School?
White 68%, Hispanic 29%, Two or more races 2% (318 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Marengo Comm Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60152 is $360K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.