Manteno Community Unit School District 5
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| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
84 North Oak Street
Manteno , Illinois, 60950United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1724390[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,945[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Manteno Community Unit School District 5 serves the area of Manteno, and the Townships of Rockville, Sumner, Bourbonnais, and a portion of Wesley Township, Will County. Manteno Community School District is 153 square miles (400 km2). Prior to the creation of Community Unit District 5 in 1954, the schools in Manteno served primarily Village of Manteno and neighboring residents, while smaller rural places like Deselm and Indian Oaks had their own schools, often one-room schoolhouses.
The school district today consists of three schools: Manteno Elementary School, Manteno Middle School, and Manteno Community High School.[2]
Originally the Elementary School was called the Primary School, and it taught grades 1-8. It was situated on South Walnut Street, across from the Presbyterian Church. As Manteno grew after World War II and the "baby boom" increased Manteno's population, a new high school was built in 1954 to replace the "old high school" that had been built in 1926. The old high school then became a "second campus" for the primary school, serving grades 4-6. The old primary school then served just grades 1-3. At the same time, a new "junior high school" was created for grades 7-8, and it was co-located in the new high school building. By 2001, as Manteno's population continued to grow, a new elementary school was built and opened, so the old primary school building was transformed to become the headquarters of the Village's fire department.
Manteno Middle School
In 1954, Manteno built a new high school, which housed grades 7-12. When that happened, grades 4-6 moved into the old high school building, which was built in 1926. But 20 years later, as Manteno continued to grow, the decision was made to build another new high school, which opened in 1974. At that point, the combined junior and senior high school building became solely the junior high school building, which today is called Manteno Middle School. Instead of just grades 7-8, it teaches grade 5-8, and it is called a Middle School, in line with current US educational practice.
The old Middle School building was torn down in 2013. Manteno continued to grow, so additions to the Middle School building were made in 1994 and 2007, including 18 more classrooms and a new gym. The building went under renovation, too.