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. B Benjamin Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
2. B Northpoint Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
3. B Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
4. B- Normal Community High School (High school, meets expectations)
5. B- Prairieland Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. C Towanda Elem School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
7. C Chiddix JR High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
8. C Normal Community West High School (High school, meets expectations)
9. C- Colene Hoose Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
10. C- Hudson Elem School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (2)

• B- Normal Community High School, Normal
• C Normal Community West High School, Normal

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• C Chiddix JR High School, Normal
• D+ Evans Junior High School, Bloomington
• D+ Kingsley JR High School, Normal
• D+ Parkside JR High School, Normal

Elementary and primary schools (17)

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

Other schools and academies (2)

• Eugene Field School, Normal
• D+ 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)