Mary Morgan Elem Sch

Located at 420 N Colfax St, in Byron, Illinois, Mary Morgan Elem Sch is a heavily attended elementary campus that enrolls 631 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Byron CUSD 226. Enrollment runs roughly 66% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 3 schools in Byron CUSD 226 (1,461 students total), Mary Morgan Elem Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mary Morgan Elem Sch lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Ogle County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Mary Morgan Elem Sch logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ogle County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary Morgan Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 65.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ogle County indicate median household income runs about $82,132, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Mary Morgan Elem Sch is one of 26 public schools in Ogle County (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students).

Nearest neighbor: Byron High School 9-12, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Mary Morgan Elem Sch. On composite proficiency, Mary Morgan Elem Sch comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

Mary Morgan Elem Sch operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 739 students in 2018 compared to 631 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.