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What's one thing Manteno Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTENO CUSD 5·NCES 172439002646
Manteno Elementary School
555 W Cook St, Manteno, IL 60950 · (815) 928-7200 · Kankakee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
238 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 95 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Manteno Elementary School→Manteno Middle School
Based on grade levels within Manteno CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.7pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 39.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Manteno Elementary School
Manteno Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteno Elementary School this school | 694 | 34.3% | 54.6% |
| Palos West Elementary School Palos Park | 700 | 34.7% | 73.4% |
| Palos East Elementary School Palos Heights | 705 | 36.0% | 65.0% |
| Galena Elementary and Middle School Galena | 576 | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| Mary Morgan Elementary School Byron | 631 | 28.8% | 65.5% |
| Rockton Elementary School Rockton | 518 | 36.1% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Manteno Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #452 of 1,925 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #415 of 2,077 ▲ 124 | #1 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #700 of 2,077 ▲ 117 | #3 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #132 of 2,419 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #921 of 2,035 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,225 of 2,042 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,691 of 2,132 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #1,073 of 1,461 | #11 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
694
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 694 | 53 | 13.1:1 | 34% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 52 | 13.4:1 | 33% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 33% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 30% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 30% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manteno Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (748 to 694); teachers up 13% (47 to 53).
About Manteno Elementary School
Manteno Elementary School is a public elementary school in Manteno, Illinois. The school counted 694 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. The school is 82% larger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Manteno Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up Manteno CUSD 5 (1,801 students in total).
The share of White students at Manteno Elementary School is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Manteno Elementary School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at Manteno Elementary School. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Kankakee County.
On the allk12 Grade, Manteno Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Manteno Elementary School, the prediction is 51.7% and the result is 54.6%.
Census data for Kankakee County show the median household earns about $71,281 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Kankakee County number 44, with about 16,499 students.
Manteno Middle School is the nearest public school to Manteno Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Manteno Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Manteno Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 690 in 2020-21 to 694 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
People who know Manteno Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manteno CUSD 5
- Manteno High SchoolHigh · 587 students
- Manteno Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Other schools in Manteno
- Manteno High SchoolHigh · 587 students
- Manteno Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Manteno Middle School0.5 mi · 520
- Manteno High School0.7 mi · 587
- Liberty Intermediate School5.0 mi · 714
- St George Elementary School5.2 mi · 395
- Noel Levasseur Elementary School5.6 mi · 305
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center5.8 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Manteno Elementary SchoolHow large is Manteno Elementary School?
Manteno Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-04.
Is Manteno Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manteno Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Manteno Elementary School have?
Manteno Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Manteno Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manteno Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Manteno Elementary School?
Manteno Elementary School is overseen by Manteno CUSD 5 in Kankakee County.
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