Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARENGO-UNION E CONS D 165·NCES 170007706246
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School
816 E Grant Hwy, Marengo, IL 60152 · (815) 568-8323 · McHenry County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
146 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 123 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School→Marengo Comm Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marengo-Union E Cons D 165. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
41.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 32.4% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School this school | 249 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Mendota | 319 | 61.1% | 32.7% |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary Chicago | 260 | 62.7% | 31.6% |
| West Elementary School Sycamore | 270 | 60.0% | 45.4% |
| Clark Elementary School South Beloit | 185 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Lotus School Spring Grove | 345 | 57.1% | 33.5% |
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 Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #998 of 1,925 | #38 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,058 of 2,077 ▼ 329 | #36 of 44 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,295 of 2,077 ▼ 367 | #40 of 44 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,820 of 2,419 | #46 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,706 of 2,035 | #44 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #829 of 2,042 | #18 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #1,053 of 2,132 | #3 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #356 of 615 | #8 of 16 |
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
249
+71 (+40%) vs 2020
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 | 249 | 15.7 | 15.9:1 | 59% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 15.5 | 14.6:1 | 54% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 14.9 | 14.3:1 | 49% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 14.4 | 16.1:1 | 45% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 12 | 18.7:1 | 50% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (232 to 249); teachers up 9% (14.4 to 15.7).
About Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Marengo, Illinois. A total of 249 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 totals 1,092 students.
At Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School, White students make up 59% of the student body. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 21 points below the 80% share among McHenry County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 35% for public schools in McHenry County.
The allk12 Grade for Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School is C+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.6%, compared with a predicted 37.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in McHenry County, the median household income is $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. McHenry County is home to 89 public schools and about 50,123 public school students.
Nearby, Marengo Comm Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School at 9th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School's enrollment grew 40%, to 249.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
- Locust Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Marengo Comm Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
Other schools in Marengo
- Marengo High SchoolHigh · 685 students
- Locust Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Marengo Comm Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
- Riley Comm Cons SchoolElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Marengo Comm Middle School0.0 mi · 342
- Locust Elementary School0.3 mi · 501
- Marengo High School0.4 mi · 685
- Riley Comm Cons School4.1 mi · 277
- Westwood Elementary School7.3 mi · 385
- Creekside Middle School8.1 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Ulysses S Grant Intermediate SchoolHow large is Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School?
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 04-05.
Is Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School is approximately 15.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School?
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School reports a student body of 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School?
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School is overseen by Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 in McHenry County.
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