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Glenn Elementary School

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Glenn Elementary School ranks 1207 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Glenn Elementary School serves 272 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Normal, in McLean County Unified School District 5. Its clearest academic bright spot is fifth-grade science, but the latest overall English language arts and math results were substantially below state and district levels.

In 2025–2026, 38% of Glenn students were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide and 58% in the district; in math, 24% were proficient, versus 40% statewide and 39% in the district. Among nearby K–5 schools, Glenn ranked fifth of ten in both subjects, with results about 4 points below the peer averages. Science was a different story: 58% of Glenn fifth graders were proficient, compared with 48% statewide and 55% in the district. That was higher than the reported results at all nine nearby K–5 schools. Results also varied by grade: fifth-grade ELA was 5 points below the state, while third-grade ELA was 22 points below; Glenn had the lowest reported third-grade math result among nearby schools.

Scores fell in the latest year after improving: ELA dropped 13 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math dropped 15 points. Chronic absenteeism rose 8 points to 31%, the highest reported rate among the ten nearby schools, compared with 24% statewide and 24% in the district. SchoolDigger ranked Glenn at the 31st percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down 23 percentile points from the prior year. Its 2024–2025 statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 36th percentile, 18 points below its overall 54th percentile that year. Glenn’s student-teacher ratio was 16.5 in 2024–2025, second-highest among nearby schools reporting a ratio; its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 49% that year.

272

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,013

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

306 Glenn Ave
Normal, IL 61761-3649

(309) 557-4418

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

Students who attend Glenn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsley Junior High School
High:	Normal Community West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.5%

Asian:

25.7%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Illinois avg48%

1,207^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary Schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5

426^th of 738McLean County Unified School District 5 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
2026	28.6	1207 of 1737	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	945 of 2056	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	966 of 2067	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	768 of 2077	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	861 of 2082	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	729 of 1948	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	691 of 2086	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	517 of 2037	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	621 of 2044	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.8	558 of 2046	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	496 of 2052	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	581 of 2093	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	57.1	1010 of 2167	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	1080 of 2166	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	1345 of 2147	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	1092 of 2139	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.1	799 of 2120	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	1097 of 2092	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.0	946 of 2095	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.0	506 of 2086	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	60.7	971 of 2022	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.0	1145 of 2030	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	76.5	480 of 2020	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	35.0	180 of 242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	854 of 1942	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	819 of 1942	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	826 of 1957	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1052 of 1970	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	635 of 1680	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	860 of 2019	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	606 of 1964	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1151 of 1800	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1197 of 1793	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	964 of 1808	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	963 of 1763	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.9	302 of 1514	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	799 of 1816	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	385 of 1765	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	920 of 1947	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	991 of 1959	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	641 of 1984	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	573 of 1977	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	714 of 1707	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	490 of 2019	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	505 of 1972	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	58.2	356 of 1194	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	716 of 1389	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	743 of 1392	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	669 of 1419	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	841 of 1425	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	562 of 1308	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	656 of 1462	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	506 of 1463	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)70th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2018)26th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+11 vs state

English Language Arts38%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

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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 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
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
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%)	80.1	298^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.8%		83	327^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%	29	77.6	86.3	68.1	87.5	83.7	86.0	82.4	84.3	82.1	72.3	62.5	40.8	50.0	76.5	70.0	62.0	98.9%
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
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
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%)	24.1	1292^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%	184	19.3		33.3	50.9	28.1				37.2	50.0	41.8					34.7	98.3%		$20,097	$1,184	$18,913
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%)	11.1	1582^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%	297	28.6		31.0	35.0					28.5		20.0					14.5	97%		$21,502	$1,908	$19,594
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%)	40	1007^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.0%		67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%	354	51.5		46.8	60.9	55.4				54.6	40.3	39.1	32.3				37.2	98.7%		$15,195	$322	$14,873
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
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
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%)	17.1	1439^th of 1737 public elementary schools	17.2%		18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%	273	32.7		21.7	48.7	23.3				29.7		36.6					18.9	100%		$20,598	$1,488	$19,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenn Elementary School

How many students attend Glenn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Glenn Elementary School.

What district is Glenn Elementary School in?

McLean County Unified School District 5

What schools do graduates of Glenn Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kingsley Junior High School
High : Normal Community West High School

Is Glenn Elementary School a good school?

Glenn Elementary School ranks 1207^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glenn Elementary School?

Students at Glenn Elementary School are 33% White, 26% Asian, 17% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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