Mackeben Elementary School

Mackeben Elementary School is a public elementary school in Algonquin, Illinois. Enrollment totals 522 students across kindergarten through 2. The school is 37% larger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Mackeben Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158, which enrolls 8,401 students in total.

White students are 68% of those enrolled at Mackeben Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of McHenry County's population at about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. About 23% of students at Mackeben Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 35% average among public schools in McHenry County.

In McHenry County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $104,802 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in McHenry County number 89, with about 50,123 students.

The closest school to Mackeben Elementary School is Conley Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The federal government classifies Mackeben Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment at Mackeben Elementary School was 518 in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

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