Welcome to Locust School - home of the Leopards!
Locust Elementary School is located at 539 S. Locust Street, Marengo, Illinois, and serves approximately 530 preschool-3rd grade students. Information about our preschool program can be found on our website, www.marengo165.org, on the “Preschool Program” tab.
Our staff of 80+ employees is dedicated to the safety, well-being and educational needs of the Locust students living in the Marengo & Union area. For many of our staff members, Locust is more than a school - it is family. You will not find a more dedicated, hard-working and compassionate group of individuals - Educating Today for Tomorrow’s World is truly a vision we live by!
Locust School has been my “home” for many years. This is my 32nd year in education. I started as a preschool teacher and then moved into a teaching position with District #165 - where I have been ever since! Twenty-four of those years have been in administration. I earned my Bachelor’s degree at SIU and then both of my Master’s degrees at Concordia University. It has been a pleasure serving the families and students of District #165.