Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch

Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Marengo, Illinois, one of the schools within Marengo-Union E Cons D 165. The school educates 249 students in grades 4 through 5. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Marengo-Union E Cons D 165, a district that caters to 1,092 students overall.

On demographics, Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch reports that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, McHenry County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McHenry County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

In the broader community, census data for McHenry County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marengo Comm Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch has edged up 7%, going from 232 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 59% over that span.

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