Riley Comm Cons School

As a close-knit elementary campus in Marengo, Illinois, Riley Comm Cons School teaches 277 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Riley CCSD 18. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Riley Comm Cons School sits inside Riley CCSD 18, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riley Comm Cons School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 31% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Riley Comm Cons School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riley Comm Cons School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 61.5%, a residual of +11.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for McHenry County put the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Riley Comm Cons School is one campus in the mix.

Locust Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riley Comm Cons School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Riley Comm Cons School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 277). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 20% to 31%.

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