McLean County USD 5 Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Towanda Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
3. A- Prairieland Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
4. A- Normal Community High School (High school, meets expectations)
5. B+ Benjamin Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
6. B+ Hudson Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. B Evans Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
8. B Northpoint Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. B Carlock Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
10. B- Chiddix JR High School (Middle school, meets expectations)

High schools (2)

• A- Normal Community High School, Normal
• C+ Normal Community West High School, Normal

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• B- Chiddix JR High School, Normal
• B Evans Junior High School, Bloomington
• C Kingsley JR High School, Normal
• C Parkside JR High School, Normal

Elementary and primary schools (17)

• B+ Benjamin Elem School, Bloomington
• Brigham Elementary, Bloomington
• B Carlock Elem School, Carlock
• D Cedar Ridge Elem School, Bloomington
• C+ Colene Hoose Elem School, Normal
• C+ Fairview Elem School, Normal
• D+ Fox Creek Elementary School, Bloomington
• B- Glenn Elem School, Normal
• A+ Grove Elementary School, Normal
• B+ Hudson Elem School, Hudson
• B Northpoint Elementary School, Bloomington
• D+ Oakdale Elem School, Normal
• C- Parkside Elementary School, Normal
• C+ Pepper Ridge Elementary School, Bloomington
• A- Prairieland Elementary School, Normal
• C Sugar Creek Elem School, Normal
• A+ Towanda Elem School, Towanda

Other schools and academies (2)

• Eugene Field School, Normal
• F Ybmc Charter Sch, Normal

Cities and towns served (5)

• Normal (15)
• Bloomington (7)
• Carlock (1)
• Hudson (1)
• Towanda (1)

• State: Best schools in Illinois
• County: McLean County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 12,518 students with 885 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,988 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1728620
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

• Bloomington SD 87 (9 schools, 5 mi)
• Lexington CUSD 7 (3 schools, 11 mi)
• Tri Valley CUSD 3 (3 schools, 12 mi)
• El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 (4 schools, 13 mi)
• Eureka CUD 140 (5 schools, 16 mi)
• LeRoy CUSD 2 (3 schools, 18 mi)
• Olympia CUSD 16 (5 schools, 19 mi)
• Ridgeview CUSD 19 (3 schools, 19 mi)