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Best Elementary Schools in McLean County, IL

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10,475

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Top rankedTowanda Elementary School98^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Stevenson Elementary School up 385 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Metcalf School 8.6 students per teacher

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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 (2025)	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
Prairie Central Primary West	Public	PK, KG-1	700 S Division St	Chenoa	61726	McLean County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 945-2971	244	17	14.5	45.1%	207 (84.8%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	98.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.8	97.6	98.0	32.9		$14,298	$329	$13,969
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
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Harrison St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 723-6531	247	22	11.2	53.0%	219 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	42.7	1150^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.1%		28.4	1449^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.9%	299	46.2		35.7	22.6	71.8				45.9	28.6	32.3	30.8				30.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	96.4	94.4	95.6	13.3		$22,174	$2,882	$19,292
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
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Jackson St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 827-8091	303	26	11.8	76.2%	80 (26.4%)	104 (34.3%)	54 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.1%)	18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		22.2	1617^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	95	19.6		15.2	37.0	26.8				26.9	10.9	29.6	12.5				17.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	17.3	98.0	96.7			$17,915	$3,787	$14,128
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
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1403 W Walnut St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-2359	314	28	11.0	82.8%	78 (24.8%)	148 (47.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (20.4%)	11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.4	1960^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	81	15.7		32.9	5.7	25.5				22.4	20.0	3.8	0.0				9.2	95.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.5	96.4	96.1			$18,445	$4,084	$14,361
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
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
Tri-Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	409 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 378-2031	295	25	11.8	18.6%	264 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)								(n/a)			88.8						88.8	82.5						82.5	97.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	18.5	98.1	98.1	18.8		$14,137	$525	$13,612
Heyworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 S Joselyn St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 473-2822	472	33	14.4	24.2%	408 (86.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	73.1	531^st of 2056 public elementary schools	74.2%		69.5	559^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.0%	28	54.4		58.3	48.3	63.2	71.4			61.2	75.0	46.6	38.2	59.7			54.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	10.7	13.1	$15,080	$427	$14,652
LeRoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 N Barnett St	Le Roy	61752	McLean County	LeRoy CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 962-4771	405	35	11.5	26.7%	373 (92.1%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	60.3	802^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	61.0%		56.2	797^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.4%	5	32.7		54.2	54.5	47.3	82.4			59.3	62.7	36.4	54.5	21.6			45.0	98.9	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.9	98.4	98.6	16.7	11.5	$13,832	$468	$13,364
Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 365-2741	238	20	12.1	24.8%	220 (92.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	72.3	547^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.4%		77.6	427^th of 2067 public elementary schools	79.3%	120	71.9		55.6	56.4	90.6				66.4	50.0	33.3	59.4				46.7	98.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	11.7		$14,779	$393	$14,386
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 Danbury Dr	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4423	287	26	11.2	52.6%	177 (61.7%)	37 (12.9%)	45 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	50.5	997^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.5%		64.1	661^st of 2067 public elementary schools	68.0%	336	28.6		58.0	59.3	41.9				53.7	60.0	38.9	19.0				40.4	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	98.7	98.4			$20,097	$2,240	$17,857
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2808 Breezewood Blvd	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4413	418	34	12.3	69.9%	158 (37.8%)	47 (11.2%)	170 (40.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	14.7	1796^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.6%		25.8	1518^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.6%	278	26.4		21.4	18.3	27.8				22.4	17.5	14.8	7.4				13.4	96.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	99.6	94.3	97.0			$14,628	$1,936	$12,692
Carlock Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 W Washington St	Carlock	61725	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4412	111	8	13.3	35.1%	90 (81.1%)	7 (6.3%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.2%)	63.1	739^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.2	728^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.8%	11	46.7		57.1	75.0	66.7				66.7	35.7	31.3	46.7				37.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	100.0	95.3	95.3			$16,166	$443	$15,723
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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Fairview St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4415	280	16	17.0	54.6%	114 (40.7%)	99 (35.4%)	34 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	46.1	1079^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.5%		37.7	1208^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.6%	129	44.2		46.6	51.2	55.8				50.7	35.6	27.9	23.3				29.7	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.6	98.4	98.4			$15,147	$1,713	$13,434
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
Hudson Elementary School	Public	K-5	205 S McLean St	Hudson	61748	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4419	216	16	13.4	19.4%	180 (83.3%)	6 (2.8%)	17 (7.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	73.5	519^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.3	622^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	69.9%	103	43.6		63.2	70.0	56.4				63.2	60.5	80.0	41.0				60.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$14,998	$546	$14,452
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 S Adelaide St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4421	386	28	13.8	65.0%	137 (35.5%)	150 (38.9%)	48 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	29.3	1451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.4%		22.6	1603^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	152	23.3		50.7	26.9	38.3				39.9	43.7	17.3	10.2				25.3	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.3	97.1			$16,930	$2,278	$14,652
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
Prairieland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4424	450	29	15.4	22.2%	327 (72.7%)	32 (7.1%)	38 (8.4%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	77.7	443^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.1	385^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.4%	58	67.1		58.3	60.8	74.4				64.6	50.0	54.4	67.1				57.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$14,164	$628	$13,537
Fox Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	3910 Timberwolf Trl	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4416	292	22	13.2	71.9%	95 (32.5%)	107 (36.6%)	61 (20.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	27.5	1497^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.9	1714^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.1%	217	36.6		24.5	17.0	34.1				24.8	32.7	23.4	31.7				29.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6			$21,328	$2,773	$18,554
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
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
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W College Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4422	322	23	13.9	53.1%	164 (50.9%)	45 (14.0%)	64 (19.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	35.2	1309^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.3%		28.7	1443^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	30.2%	134	27.3		39.1	51.2	27.3				38.9	39.1	37.2	18.2				32.5	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	97.3	96.3	96.3			$16,679	$1,622	$15,057
Towanda Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 S East St	Towanda	61776	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 728-2278	193	13	14.4	11.9%	148 (76.7%)	3 (1.6%)	8 (4.1%)	24 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	93.6	98^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.2%		80.4	352^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	83.0%	254	85.7		80.6	80.0	91.4				84.6	77.4	76.0	60.0				70.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$13,552	$556	$12,996
Benjamin Elementary School	Public	K-5	6006 Ireland Grove Rd	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4410	607	34	18.1	11.0%	293 (48.3%)	33 (5.4%)	44 (7.2%)	188 (31.0%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	75.8	483^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.3	503^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	75.7%	20	53.4		51.5	71.0	56.9				59.7	59.8	66.0	60.9				62.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8			$11,363	$391	$10,972
Olympia North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N State St	Danvers	61732	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 963-4514	279	17	16.4	39.8%	233 (83.5%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	71.3	570^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.3%		67.5	595^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.2%	25	53.8		59.5	41.7	80.0				59.2	59.5	41.7	67.5				55.4	95.8	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.9	96.5	96.2	11.2		$14,551	$513	$14,038

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