📍 539 Locust St, Marengo, McHenry County, 60152
Locust Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marengo, McHenry County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Suellen Lopez. It is part of the Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Locust Elem School enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 535 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Locust Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 63.
Locust Elem School is one of 3 schools in Marengo-Union E Cons D 165, based in Marengo, Illinois. The district serves 1,092 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Locust Elem School is larger than the district average of about 364 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe