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Marquette Elem School

Marquette Heights, IL · N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102

Regular public school · Grades PK - 3 · Suburb, large

734th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 65% Improving

100 Joliet Rd, Marquette Heights, IL 61554

(309)382-3612NCES ID 172892003035Directory 202324

224
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16:1
Student / teacher ratio
56%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Marquette Elem School 734th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 65% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 39th in 2022 to 65th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%65%20222025

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3

English Language Arts
Marquette Elem School
61%
IL average
52%
Math
Marquette Elem School
45%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Marquette Elem School IL average
25%50%75%61%52%201920202025
Math over time Marquette Elem School IL average
25%50%75%45%38%201920202025
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%62%20222025
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%41%20222025

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 224 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White88%Two+12%
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categories changedWhite 88%Two or more races 12%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White92.4%87.5% 4.9 pts
Two or more races2.2%11.6% 9.4 pts
Hispanic2.2%0.9% 1.3 pts
Asian2.5%0.0% 2.5 pts
Black0.7%0.0% 0.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $143K in zip 61554 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004

$35K$69K$104K$139K$132K20042010201520202025

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What school district is Marquette Elem School in?

Marquette Elem School is part of the N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 district in Marquette Heights, Illinois.

Is Marquette Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Marquette Elem School 734th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 65% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Marquette Elem School?

White 88%, Two or more races 12% (224 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Marquette Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61554 is $143K 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.