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Oakdale Elementary School

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Oakdale Elementary School ranks 1451 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Normal, Illinois, serving 412 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, which is ranked 432 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakdale Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1451-1628 out of 2056-2082 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR/ISA) is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 25.3% of Oakdale students were proficient or better, compared to 39.6% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from 2020-2021 to 2023-2024.

Oakdale's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Colene Hoose Elementary and Glenn Elementary schools within the same district, as well as the Washington Elementary school in the Bloomington School District 87. The only school that significantly outperforms Oakdale is Thomas Metcalf School, a public laboratory school affiliated with Illinois State University.

386

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,930

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 S Adelaide St
Normal, IL 61761-2927

(309) 557-4421

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

White:

35.5%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Illinois average

!Near the bottom of McLean County Unified School District 5's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg47%

Illinois avg44%

1,451^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5

432^nd of 811McLean 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
2025	29.3	1451 of 2056	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1603 of 2067	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1575 of 2077	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1628 of 2082	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	843 of 1948	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1434 of 2086	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1353 of 2037	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	1283 of 2044	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	1113 of 2046	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	1087 of 2052	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.4	822 of 2093	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	1022 of 2167	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.1	901 of 2166	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	1106 of 2147	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	1284 of 2139	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	1070 of 2120	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.4	1198 of 2092	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.3	933 of 2095	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	1084 of 2086	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.9	1187 of 2022	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.0	631 of 2030	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.8	914 of 2020	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	390 of 688	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	427 of 655	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	572 of 692	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	473 of 684	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	443 of 711	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	362 of 698	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	361 of 1049	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	657 of 886	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1442 of 1942	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1496 of 1942	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1561 of 1957	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1557 of 1970	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	750 of 1680	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	1467 of 2019	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1334 of 1964	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1259 of 1800	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1431 of 1793	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1510 of 1808	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1360 of 1763	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.9	352 of 1514	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.0	1273 of 1816	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1217 of 1765	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1310 of 1947	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1519 of 1959	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1413 of 1984	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1504 of 1977	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	876 of 1707	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1261 of 2019	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1238 of 1972	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	42.4	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	39 of 78	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	586 of 1292	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	1005 of 1195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	919 of 1156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	847 of 1113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	715 of 1194	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	200 of 763	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1053 of 1389	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1173 of 1392	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1108 of 1419	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1283 of 1425	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	642 of 1308	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.1	1199 of 1462	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1001 of 1463	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)66th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science23%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Elementary School

How many students attend Oakdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Oakdale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Oakdale Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Oakdale Elementary School in?

McLean County Unified School District 5

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Elementary School?

Students at Oakdale Elementary School are 39% African American, 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Oakdale Elementary School a good school?

Oakdale Elementary School ranks 1451^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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