Riley Comm Cons School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Marengo, Illinois

Riley Comm Cons School in Marengo, Illinois enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

270 students in 2022-23, 261 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 23.8.

Students enrolled at Riley Comm Cons School by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232702023-242612024-25277
Students enrolled at Riley Comm Cons School by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232702023-242612024-25277
Students enrolled at Riley Comm Cons School by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232702023-242612024-25277
Students enrolled at Riley Comm Cons School by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232702023-242612024-25277
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327023.011.7
2023-2426122.011.9
2024-2527723.811.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Riley Comm Cons School 11.6; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Comm Cons School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Riley Comm Cons School 11.6; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Comm Cons School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Riley Comm Cons School 11.6; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Comm Cons School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Riley Comm Cons School 11.6; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Comm Cons School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riley Comm Cons School enrolled 273 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent9.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.2% of students were White, 31.4% Hispanic, 0.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.2%
  2. Hispanic31.4%
  3. Two or more races0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riley Comm Cons School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2249%49%29.9%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Marengo

3 public elementary schools in Marengo report 2024-25 enrollment; Riley Comm Cons School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Locust Elementary School50114.4not reported
Riley Comm Cons School27711.6not reported
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School24915.9not reported

All public schools in Marengo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riley Comm Cons School

  1. Locust Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 501 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Ulysses S Grant Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 249 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Riley Comm Cons School with Locust Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Riley CCSD 18 spends per student$17,689 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,689
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisRiley Comm Cons School is the number 1,641 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,641 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riley Comm Cons School

  1. How many students attend Riley Comm Cons School?
    277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 270 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Marengo, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riley Comm Cons School?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riley Comm Cons School a Title I school?
    Riley Comm Cons School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riley Comm Cons School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riley Comm Cons School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riley Comm Cons School in?
    Riley CCSD 18, NCES district ID 1733750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173375003470 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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