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Locust Elementary School

Grades: PK-3

Students: 511

Type: Public

8/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 452:1

Certified Teachers: 100%

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Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 School District

539 Locust Street
Marengo, IL 60152

(815) 568-7632

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8/10

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9/10

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The pick up line is HORRIBLE. It's always too long and it takes forever to pick up your child. They NEED to come up with a BETTER system. The teachers- some are great and others are not pleasant at all. This school should try to do better.

Posted by a parent on 12/17/2025

Locust is an amazing school. Their teachers and staff go above and beyond to make learning meaningful and engaging for students. Communication is very clear from the building. Even through the pandemic, the staff of Locust did an amazing job maintaining a positive learning environment. Both my husba

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Posted by a parent on 2/20/2022

My son has sensory processing disorder and knowing he has an IEP they did not follow it which lead to a major meltdown since he could not self regulate. I had to be called to come and get him since they didn't know how to handle the situation. School is not equipped to handle kids with different lea

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Posted by a parent on 2/1/2022

The administration at this school is amazing. I have never had any issues getting in touch with the teachers, aids, principal, nurse...you name it! They are wonderful with the children and make school exciting. In the 6 school years that I have had one or more children in this school I've never had

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Posted by a parent on 11/8/2021

My daughter is in 1st grade here and I can't say enough how wonderful the staff has been. We dealt with some bullying last year, in Kindergarten, and the principal was quick to address and help resolve the issue. My daughter loves going to school every day and you can see how much the teachers and s

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Posted by a parent on 8/22/2019

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Marengo schools - Locust Elementary School is located at 539 Locust Street, Marengo IL 60152. Locust Elementary School is in the Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 School District. Locust Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-3.