Marengo Comm Middle School

Marengo Comm Middle School is one of the close-knit middle-grades schools in Marengo, Illinois, run under Marengo-Union E Cons D 165, with 342 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,092 students. Marengo Comm Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Marengo Comm Middle School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Marengo Comm Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against McHenry County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Marengo Comm Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.8%; this one delivers 44.4%.

Around the school, census data for McHenry County shows median household earnings sit near $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Marengo Comm Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marengo Comm Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 306 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 35% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.