Is Marengo High School a good school?

Marengo High School ranks 259 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marengo High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 689 students attended Marengo High School.

What is the racial makeup of Marengo High School?

Students at Marengo High School are 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Marengo High School?

Marengo High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Locust Elementary School Elementary : Riley Community Cons School Elementary : Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School Middle : Marengo Community Middle School

Marengo High School

Summary:

Marengo High School is a public high school serving 685 students in grades 9-12 in Marengo, Illinois, which is part of the Marengo CHSD 154 district. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 259 out of 697 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Marengo High School's academic performance is mixed compared to the state average. While the school's SAT Mathematics proficiency rate of 22.8% lags behind the state average of 26.1%, it performs better in SAT English Language Arts with 25% of 11th-graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 31.1%. The school's performance in ISA Science is stronger, with 62% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. Marengo High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.8% to 92.3% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate of 1.6% to 2.6%.

When compared to nearby high schools, Marengo High School generally performs better than Harvard High School, which is ranked lower and has lower academic achievement and graduation rates. However, Marengo High School lags behind higher-performing schools like Crystal Lake South High School and Huntley High School in terms of academic performance and graduation rates. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.7% in 2019-2020 to 27.6% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

Detail:

Public 9-12

110 Franks Rd
Marengo, IL 60152-3425

(815) 568-6511

District: Marengo CHSD 154

SchoolDigger Rank:
259^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,473

Feeder schools for Marengo High School:

Elementary:	Locust Elementary School
	Riley Community Cons School
	Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School
Middle:	Marengo Community Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 689

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marengo High School ranks better than 62.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.09. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Marengo High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (66.9%), Hispanic (29.5%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marengo High School is 14.2. (See more...)

Compare Marengo High School employs 48.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marengo High School is $22,473.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marengo High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marengo High School 259^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Marengo High School in the ranking list.)

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Marengo CHSD 154:

SchoolDigger ranks Marengo CHSD 154 352^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Marengo High School

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Rank History for all students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	69.58	166^th	586	71.7%
2004	42.56	401^st	592	32.3%
2005	81.90	74^th	590	87.5%
2006	64.53	218^th	596	63.4%
2007	72.60	165^th	612	73.0%
2008	53.60	338^th	624	45.8%
2009	65.16	236^th	632	62.7%
2010	73.38	155^th	643	75.9%
2011	81.73	98^th	655	85.0%
2012	79.30	119^th	665	82.1%
2013	82.53	98^th	670	85.4%
2014	72.04	175^th	670	73.9%
2015	31.03	426^th	614	30.6%
2016	43.10	366^th	643	43.1%
2017	75.74	125^th	642	80.5%
2018	83.75	89^th	647	86.2%
2019	74.37	141^st	701	79.9%
2021	80.10	111^th	688	83.9%
2022	80.36	109^th	699	84.4%
2023	65.30	202^nd	699	71.1%
2024	55.09	259^th	697	62.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	97.58	18^th	473	96.2%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	61.81	124^th	476	73.9%
2024	46.74	183^rd	482	62.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.90	281^st	585	52.0%
2019	71.57	113^th	639	82.3%
2021	95.34	24^th	611	96.1%
2022	74.37	99^th	626	84.2%
2023	81.60	72^nd	644	88.8%
2024	47.86	295^th	639	53.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.28	117^th	620	81.1%
2019	71.46	159^th	665	76.1%
2021	80.92	107^th	639	83.3%
2022	77.65	130^th	658	80.2%
2023	62.88	217^th	656	66.9%
2024	56.00	243^rd	664	63.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.85	91^st	428	78.7%
2024	51.55	128^th	429	70.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.25	74^th	619	88.0%
2019	74.32	135^th	675	80.0%
2021	74.34	130^th	653	80.1%
2022	80.05	102^nd	664	84.6%
2023	64.96	190^th	668	71.6%
2024	52.16	273^rd	668	59.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.64	70^th	291	75.9%
2019	54.63	114^th	317	64.0%
2021	52.83	106^th	317	66.6%
2022	70.07	68^th	335	79.7%
2023	73.04	59^th	333	82.3%
2024	28.92	238^th	336	29.2%

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Rank History for White students at Marengo High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.54	103^rd	548	81.2%
2019	66.84	156^th	552	71.7%
2021	71.78	126^th	553	77.2%
2022	75.57	107^th	560	80.9%
2023	43.35	286^th	557	48.7%
2024	52.07	217^th	554	60.8%

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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 High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	495	n/a	n/a	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	523
1990	434	n/a	n/a	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	453
1991	407	0	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
1992	434	0	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1993	460	0	3	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1994	492	0	3	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
1995	565	0	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
1996	565	0	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
1997	566	0	1	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	610
1998	580	0	1	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	629
1999	583	1	1	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
2000	609	2	2	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2001	618	2	3	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	672
2002	645	1	3	64	4	n/a	n/a	0	717
2003	645	1	3	64	4	n/a	n/a	0	717
2004	668	3	2	70	5	n/a	n/a	0	748
2005	702	2	1	70	5	n/a	n/a	10	790
2006	729	1	7	80	4	n/a	n/a	19	840
2007	747	3	8	86	3	n/a	n/a	22	869
2008	735	4	8	108	5	n/a	n/a	31	891
2009	741	8	8	105	3	n/a	n/a	30	895
2010	717	8	6	118	1	n/a	n/a	19	869
2011	696	8	4	99	3	0	23	0	833
2012	691	5	7	102	3	0	10	0	818
2013	621	5	10	121	2	0	13	0	772
2014	603	8	12	110	1	0	24	0	758
2015	572	6	11	121	3	1	13	0	727
2016	579	6	7	153	2	0	11	0	758
2017	540	4	9	141	1	0	12	0	707
2018	528	6	3	141	2	0	5	0	685
2019	517	7	4	132	1	0	4	0	665
2020	495	10	5	143	1	0	5	0	659
2021	491	8	5	156	3	0	10	0	673
2022	475	8	3	173	1	0	13	0	673
2023	475	6	3	183	1	0	17	0	685
2024	461	5	2	203	1	0	17	0	689

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	523	36.3	14.4	n/a
1990	453	35.9	12.6	n/a
1991	425	32.8	12.9	n/a
1992	461	33.3	13.8	n/a
1993	496	34.3	14.5	n/a
1994	529	34.5	15.3	n/a
1995	604	36.7	16.5	n/a
1996	604	36.7	16.5	n/a
1997	610	35.7	17.1	n/a
1998	629	36.5	17.2	n/a
1999	638	36.6	17.4	n/a
2000	663	39.1	17.0	n/a
2001	672	39.4	17.1	n/a
2002	717	45.3	15.8	8.8
2003	717	45.3	15.8	8.8
2004	748	44.0	17.0	9
2005	790	45.0	17.6	11.3
2006	840	44.0	19.1	11.9
2007	869	48.0	18.1	13.9
2008	891	45.0	19.8	13
2009	895	51.0	17.5	16.5
2010	869	50.0	17.3	22.5
2011	833	49.6	16.7	25
2012	818	46.4	17.5	26.7
2013	772	62.3	12.3	13.1
2014	758	43.8	17.2	36
2015	727	47.0	15.4	35.1
2016	758	46.0	16.4	28.1
2017	707	47.3	14.9	31.1
2018	685	48.3	14.1	28
2019	665	46.5	14.2	28
2020	659	46.5	14.1	28.8
2021	673	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	673	42.3	15.8	24.2
2023	685	44.3	15.4	31.4
2024	689	48.3	14.2	34.3

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	523	36.3	14.4	n/a
1990	453	35.9	12.6	n/a
1991	425	32.8	12.9	n/a
1992	461	33.3	13.8	n/a
1993	496	34.3	14.5	n/a
1994	529	34.5	15.3	n/a
1995	604	36.7	16.5	n/a
1996	604	36.7	16.5	n/a
1997	610	35.7	17.1	n/a
1998	629	36.5	17.2	n/a
1999	638	36.6	17.4	n/a
2000	663	39.1	17.0	n/a
2001	672	39.4	17.1	n/a
2002	717	45.3	15.8	8.8
2003	717	45.3	15.8	8.8
2004	748	44.0	17.0	9
2005	790	45.0	17.6	11.3
2006	840	44.0	19.1	11.9
2007	869	48.0	18.1	13.9
2008	891	45.0	19.8	13
2009	895	51.0	17.5	16.5
2010	869	50.0	17.3	22.5
2011	833	49.6	16.7	25
2012	818	46.4	17.5	26.7
2013	772	62.3	12.3	13.1
2014	758	43.8	17.2	36
2015	727	47.0	15.4	35.1
2016	758	46.0	16.4	28.1
2017	707	47.3	14.9	31.1
2018	685	48.3	14.1	28
2019	665	46.5	14.2	28
2020	659	46.5	14.1	28.8
2021	673	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	673	42.3	15.8	24.2
2023	685	44.3	15.4	31.4
2024	689	48.3	14.2	34.3

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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