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McLean County Unified School District 5

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At a glance

426^thof 738 Illinois districts▲ 6

Better than 42% of Illinois districts

Elementary 16 Middle 4 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

1809 Hovey Ave
Normal, IL 61761-4315·(309) 557-4400·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 42.3% of districts

Schools

12,407

Students

Top rankedTowanda Elementary School315^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hudson Elementary School up 142 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Colene Hoose Elementary School 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

McLean County Unified School District 5 includes 23 schools—16 elementary, four middle, and three high schools—serving students from elementary through high school in Illinois. The latest results show a mixed picture: middle-school averages are above the state in ELA and science but below it in math, while elementary averages are near or below state results in ELA and math and above them in science. The biggest takeaway is how much elementary results vary from school to school, with gaps of 54 percentage points in ELA and 45 points in math between the highest and lowest schools.

At the elementary level, Towanda leads ELA with 77%, while Northpoint leads math with 62%; Cedar Ridge is lowest in both, at 23% in ELA and 16% in math. Prairieland leads fifth-grade science at 75%, compared with Cedar Ridge’s 25%. Among middle schools, Chiddix leads ELA at 67% and eighth-grade science at 71%; Evans leads math at 43%. The lowest results are 54% in ELA and 52% in science at Parkside Junior High, and 29% in math at Kingsley. Of the two high schools with current reported ACT results, Normal Community leads Normal Community West in ELA, math, and science, by 8, 15, and 6 points, respectively; YBMC Charter School’s current ACT figures are suppressed.

Recent trends favor middle schools: average ELA rose 7 points, math 2 points, and eighth-grade science 9 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Elementary math fell 4 points on average, while ELA was nearly flat; the elementary ELA average remained below the state, and the math average moved from above to slightly below it. SchoolDigger ranks Towanda, Prairieland, and Grove in the 82nd, 80th, and 79th state percentiles, while Cedar Ridge is in the 3rd. Free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 offer context, not a simple guide to results: Towanda reported 12% and Northpoint 12%, while Fox Creek reported 72% and Cedar Ridge 70%; Hudson is an exception, with 19% and strong results of 67% in ELA and 54% in math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	36.7	1068^th of 1737 public elementary schools	38.5%		50.5	997^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.5%	71										51.7		39.1	60.4	56.9				52.9	41.3	37.3	25.9				34.2	98.7%		$20,893	$1,868	$19,025
Normal Community West High School	Public	9-12	501 N Parkside Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4402	1,590	105	15.1	38.6%	1,003 (63.1%)	252 (15.8%)	200 (12.6%)	25 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (6.9%)	54.2	253^rd of 620 public high schools	59.2%		63.7	220^th of 698 public high schools	68.5%	33	62.8	59.5	33.6	30.3	49.3	54.1	48.2	33.9	49.3																	98.5%		$16,015	$340	$15,676
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%)	6.1	1681^st of 1737 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.7	1796^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.6%	115										25.4		23.0	27.9	19.1				23.4	21.3	20.6					16.2	98.8%		$16,003	$2,139	$13,864
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%)								(n/a)										64.7		57.9						52.0							40.0	95.7%		$17,807	$371	$17,437
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
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%)	40.6	991^st of 1737 public elementary schools	42.9%		48.5	1026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%	35										46.4		48.1	56.1	44.9				49.5	61.0	45.5	26.1				44.8	96.5%		$19,693	$1,188	$18,506
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%)	38.5	1038^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.2%		46.1	1079^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.5%	41										47.6		48.8	62.5	57.1				56.4	39.5	22.9					27.1	98.7%		$17,394	$2,291	$15,103
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%)	28.6	1207^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.5%		53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%	262										58.1		26.1	37.8	50.0				37.8	34.8						23.7	97.4%		$15,013	$811	$14,202
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%)	74.4	377^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.5	519^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.8%	142										59.5		85.2	61.5	59.5				67.0	85.2	61.5					54.4	98.9%		$16,845	$342	$16,502
Normal Community High School	Public	9-12	3900 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4401	2,079	137	15.1	33.4%	1,135 (54.6%)	299 (14.4%)	258 (12.4%)	238 (11.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	146 (7.0%)	76.6	111^th of 620 public high schools	82.1%		78.5	119^th of 698 public high schools	83.0%	8	73.6	67.4	53.2	43.9	61.3	60.0	56.4	49.1	55.7																	99%		$14,731	$254	$14,477
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%)	20	1382^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	20.4%		29.3	1451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.4%	69										37.5		35.2	50.0	30.4				39.6	40.7	20.8					22.5	96.6%		$17,758	$1,621	$16,138
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
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%)	22.2	1332^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	23.3%		38.3	1243^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	39.5%	89										40.5			35.6	51.4				33.6		22.2					19.2	97%		$19,984	$1,207	$18,777
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%)	76.9	354^th of 1737 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.7	443^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.5%	89										75.0		59.7	71.6	84.4				71.9	64.9	50.0	64.9				60.1	97.9%		$14,812	$404	$14,408
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%)	15.2	1495^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.9%		27.5	1497^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.2%	2										39.1		26.7	23.4	41.3				30.4	33.3						20.4	97.2%		$22,128	$2,188	$19,940
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%)	76.1	365^th of 1737 public elementary schools	79.0%		89.2	197^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.4%	168										65.3		66.3	83.1	78.2				75.9	62.8	68.7	41.6				56.7	98.7%		$12,732	$282	$12,450
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%)	70.4	468^th of 1737 public elementary schools	73.1%		71.4	565^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.5%	97										65.2		51.4	79.8	66.7				66.5	51.4	77.4	53.0				61.6	98.9%		$16,067	$956	$15,111
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%)	29	1201^st of 1737 public elementary schools	30.9%		35.2	1309^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.3%	108										45.0		34.7	50.6	50.0				45.8	40.8	31.6					29.1	95.3%		$16,876	$1,343	$15,534
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%)	79.1	315^th of 1737 public elementary schools	81.9%		93.6	98^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.2%	217										74.1		60.6	87.5	85.2				77.2	57.6	75.0	48.1				60.9	94.4%		$14,646	$342	$14,304
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
YBMC Charter School	Public, Charter	11-12	360 Wylie Dr Ste 305	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 454-3898	16	4	4.0	—	5 (31.3%)	7 (43.8%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)																										100%		$13,640	$00	$13,640
Brigham Elementary	Public	PK	201 Brigham School Rd	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4413	313	18	17.3	62.6%	82 (26.2%)	80 (25.6%)	73 (23.3%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)								(n/a)																										97.6%		$33,078	$1,221	$31,857
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%)	66.8	537^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.1%		75.8	483^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	76.5%	54										67.3		47.4	72.7	74.0				63.9	60.7	58.6	44.2				54.7	97.8%		$12,358	$320	$12,038
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
Eugene Field School	Public	12	412 E Cypress St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 557-4440	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										97.9%		$57,885	$8,252	$49,632
McClean County Detention Center	Public	6-12	903 N Main St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 888-5550	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bloomington School District 87	2.1 mi	9	644^th
DeWitt/Livingstn/Logan/McLean ROE	2.82 mi	6
ISU Laboratory Schools	4.66 mi	2	56^th
Tri Valley CUSD 3	9.14 mi	3	107^th
Olympia CUSD 16	9.43 mi	5	374^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.