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Best Middle Schools in McLean County, IL

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Schools

5,247

Students

Districts

Top rankedLexington Junior High School153^rd of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Ridgeview Junior High School up 211 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

LeRoy Junior High School 9.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Heyworth Junior High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgeview Junior High School	Public	6-8	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 723-2951	107	8	13.3	39.3%	90 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	33.1	751^st of 1126 public middle schools	33.3%		28.2	962^nd of 1368 public middle schools	29.7%	211		53.3			57.9		36.7	39.8				31.4		24.3	97.3%		$19,354	$45	$19,309
EPG Middle School	Public	5-8	403 McLean St	Gridley	61744	McLean County	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 747-2156	345	26	13.3	34.8%	306 (88.7%)	8 (2.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	62.2	376^th of 1126 public middle schools	66.6%		70.6	351^st of 1368 public middle schools	74.3%	25	69.6	56.6		76.7	73.6	60.3	65.1	69.0		31.1	51.4	51.3	44.6	44.0	97.9%		$13,953	$100	$13,853
Bloomington Junior High School	Public	6-8	901 Colton Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 827-0086	1,050	80	13.0	65.0%	399 (38.0%)	251 (23.9%)	214 (20.4%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	160 (15.2%)	15.8	964^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.4%		28.9	950^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.6%	14		44.4			38.7	39.8	34.2	37.5			17.3	26.1	18.2	20.6	98%		$19,577	$598	$18,979
Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	505 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 378-3414	450	31	14.7	8.7%	404 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	70.1	295^th of 1126 public middle schools	73.8%		86.3	171^st of 1368 public middle schools	87.5%	124	69.7	70.0	86.7	82.0	79.5	83.0	60.0	77.7	72.3	51.7	44.9	67.0	38.0	54.5	98.2%		$11,874	$263	$11,612
Heyworth Junior High School	Public	7-8	308 W Cleveland St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 473-3722	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	82.4	154^th of 1126 public middle schools	86.3%					(n/a)		83.3				81.8	92.4	86.7				51.9	48.5	50.3			$14,852	$234	$14,617
LeRoy Junior High School	Public	7-8	505 E Center St	Le Roy	61752	McLean County	LeRoy CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 962-2911	102	11	9.5	22.5%	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	27.3	820^th of 1126 public middle schools	27.2%		55.7	541^st of 1368 public middle schools	60.5%	279		51.1				50.0	44.4	46.9				25.0	26.7	25.5	97.1%		$12,074	$632	$11,442
Lexington Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 365-2711	110	7	16.2	15.5%	101 (91.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	82.5	153^rd of 1126 public middle schools	86.4%		82.9	209^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.7%	56		74.4			86.2	82.4	84.6	84.3			55.2	52.9	53.8	53.9	98%		$12,091	$109	$11,982
Chiddix Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 S Walnut St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4405	597	46	12.9	30.8%	340 (57.0%)	93 (15.6%)	54 (9.0%)	72 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	56.9	441^st of 1126 public middle schools	60.8%		62.8	457^th of 1368 public middle schools	66.6%	16		71.0			65.3	61.3	73.3	66.5			36.5	42.1	35.3	37.9	98.5%		$14,914	$380	$14,533
Parkside Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 N Parkside Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4408	598	50	11.8	46.2%	343 (57.4%)	110 (18.4%)	80 (13.4%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	37.1	700^th of 1126 public middle schools	37.8%		45.1	691^st of 1368 public middle schools	49.5%	9		51.9			56.4	54.7	51.9	54.4			42.0	36.3	18.1	32.3	96.6%		$19,329	$728	$18,601
Kingsley Junior High School	Public	6-8	303 Kingsley St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4407	730	52	13.9	40.8%	421 (57.7%)	126 (17.3%)	85 (11.6%)	32 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.9%)	39.1	667^th of 1126 public middle schools	40.8%		48	655^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.1%	12		56.0			64.4	55.4	57.8	59.3			29.2	32.3	24.8	28.9	98.4%		$14,798	$392	$14,406
Evans Junior High School	Public	6-8	2901 Morrissey Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4406	778	55	14.1	30.3%	387 (49.7%)	69 (8.9%)	121 (15.6%)	147 (18.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	57	439^th of 1126 public middle schools	61.0%		73.2	325^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.2%	114		62.3			59.9	59.9	71.7	63.8			37.9	47.8	43.8	43.0	98.6%		$15,235	$421	$14,814
Olympia Middle School	Public	6-8	911 E 800 North Rd	Stanford	61774	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 379-5941	380	29	13.1	44.5%	344 (90.5%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	55	460^th of 1126 public middle schools	59.1%		65.8	417^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.5%	43		62.9			69.6	60.0	65.2	64.7			39.5	42.3	37.4	39.8	98.9%		$13,992	$585	$13,408

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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