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Stevenson Elementary School

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Stevenson Elementary School ranks 1239 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Stevenson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Illinois, serving 308 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bloomington School District 87, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stevenson Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 42.8%, compared to the district's 37.5% and the state's 53.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 32.2%, compared to the district's 24% and the state's 38.5%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 905 out of 2,046 Illinois elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,239 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. The school also has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups.

While Stevenson Elementary School's performance is lower than the nearby Bent Elementary School and Washington Elementary School within the Bloomington School District 87, it performs better than some of the other nearby schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5, such as Sugar Creek Elementary School and Colene Hoose Elementary School. However, the nearby Thomas Metcalf School, which is part of the ISU Laboratory Schools district, significantly outperforms Stevenson Elementary School and all other nearby schools in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

299

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,795

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2106 Arrowhead Dr
Bloomington, IL 61704-2357

(309) 663-2351

District: Bloomington School District 87

Students who attend Stevenson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomington Junior High School
High:	Bloomington High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.1%

White:

32.1%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 17 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

1,239^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Bloomington School District 87

667^th of 811Bloomington School District 87 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1239 of 2056	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1624 of 2067	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1528 of 2077	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1330 of 2082	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1341 of 1948	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1517 of 2086	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1482 of 2037	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	1185 of 2044	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.5	905 of 2046	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	819 of 2052	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.8	563 of 2093	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	497 of 2167	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	580 of 2166	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	456 of 2147	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	268 of 2139	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	369 of 2120	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	383 of 2092	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	408 of 2095	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	588 of 2086	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	390 of 2022	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.5	355 of 2030	82.5%	★★★★☆
2003	78.4	399 of 2020	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	427 of 688	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	477 of 655	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	432 of 692	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	457 of 684	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	564 of 711	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	557 of 698	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	510 of 1049	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	236 of 886	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	407 of 907	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1291 of 1942	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1523 of 1942	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1508 of 1957	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1189 of 1970	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1136 of 1680	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1248 of 2019	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1304 of 1964	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	923 of 1800	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1500 of 1793	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1237 of 1808	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1281 of 1763	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1058 of 1514	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1454 of 1816	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1624 of 1765	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1067 of 1947	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1490 of 1959	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1403 of 1984	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1283 of 1977	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1343 of 1707	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1651 of 2019	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1552 of 1972	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	580 of 1292	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	654 of 1195	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	548 of 1156	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	1121 of 1194	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	617 of 763	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	748 of 1389	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1272 of 1392	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1139 of 1419	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1014 of 1425	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1105 of 1308	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1099 of 1462	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1216 of 1463	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2106 Arrowhead Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 663-2351	299	34	8.7	55.5%	96 (32.1%)	105 (35.1%)	47 (15.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.1%)	38.6	1239^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%		22.1	1624^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.4%	385	23.5		57.4	44.4	27.5				42.8	53.2	33.3	11.8				32.2	97.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	98.9			$21,795	$4,626	$17,169
Northpoint Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 E College Ave	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4420	472	31	15.1	11.9%	296 (62.7%)	29 (6.1%)	30 (6.4%)	86 (18.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	71.4	565^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.5%		75.4	468^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.4%	97	41.9		64.1	62.5	52.7				59.1	57.7	67.2	51.6				57.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	98.6	97.3	97.3			$14,678	$1,038	$13,640
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Towanda Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4425	468	25	18.5	60.5%	184 (39.3%)	154 (32.9%)	43 (9.2%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.6%)	38.3	1243^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	39.5%		43.1	1086^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.5%	157	44.4		23.9	32.4	61.1				37.8	26.1	24.3	36.1				28.6	94.7	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.5	95.7	94.4	45.1		$18,494	$1,411	$17,083
Colene Hoose Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Grandview Dr	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4414	413	38	10.9	34.1%	213 (51.6%)	34 (8.2%)	51 (12.3%)	67 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	48.5	1026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.9	914^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.8%	112	42.3		44.6	36.2	47.9				42.9	47.7	43.5	33.8				41.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.1	97.3			$18,246	$1,107	$17,139
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 829-7034	379	23	16.1	40.6%	253 (66.8%)	43 (11.3%)	39 (10.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.4	642^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.9%	11	68.9		51.4	46.9	84.4				57.9	47.3	37.5	53.3				45.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.0	98.6			$13,452	$1,990	$11,463
Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 662-4302	446	32	14.1	53.1%	193 (43.3%)	98 (22.0%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	51.5	975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.4	1038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.8%	63	50.7		40.0	51.3	49.3				46.8	37.3	40.8	38.6				38.9	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		98.8	98.3			$14,549	$2,058	$12,491
Glenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 Glenn Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4418	272	16	16.5	49.3%	91 (33.5%)	47 (17.3%)	35 (12.9%)	70 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	966^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.3%	21	45.0		41.7	43.6	66.7				50.9	38.9	43.6	35.0				39.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		96.9	96.5			$12,744	$706	$12,038
Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Airport Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4417	519	29	17.6	14.6%	280 (53.9%)	34 (6.6%)	31 (6.0%)	127 (24.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	89.2	197^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.8	193^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	90.7%	4	77.2		72.8	73.7	89.1				79.0	69.1	60.6	61.4				63.3	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	98.0	98.4			$11,896	$469	$11,427
Thomas Metcalf School	Public	PK, KG-8	ISU Campus Box 7000	Normal	61790	McLean County	ISU Laboratory Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 438-7621	459	53	8.6	7.0%	324 (70.6%)	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.2%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	83	327^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%		86	251^st of 2067 public elementary schools	87.9%	76	72.0	89.8	66.0	81.3	74.0	72.0	66.7	75.0	72.4	53.2	68.1	58.0	40.0	86.3	85.4	65.2	98.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	98.2	11.1	29.1
Bent Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 N Roosevelt Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-4315	389	27	14.4	66.8%	90 (23.1%)	56 (14.4%)	201 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.1	1514^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.8%	38	20.5		44.0	35.7	26.7				35.8	46.0	23.2	11.1				27.2	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.5	96.1			$18,844	$3,131	$15,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Stevenson Elementary School

What district is Stevenson Elementary School in?

Bloomington School District 87

What is the racial makeup of Stevenson Elementary School?

Students at Stevenson Elementary School are 35% African American, 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stevenson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stevenson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomington Junior High School
High : Bloomington High School

Is Stevenson Elementary School a good school?

Stevenson Elementary School ranks 1239^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stevenson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Stevenson Elementary School.

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