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Parkside Junior High School

Public 6-8

 101 N Parkside Rd
       Normal, IL  61761-2344

(309) 557-4408

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
555th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,503 Help


Students who attend Parkside Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Normal Community West High School

Feeder schools for Parkside Junior High School:

Elementary:    Carlock Elementary School
    Fox Creek Elementary School
    Parkside Elementary School
    Prairieland Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  641

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.0%
African American:
16.1%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.1% Help


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Compare Details Parkside Junior High School ranks better than 59.4% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.85. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Parkside Junior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63%), African American (16.1%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkside Junior High School is 12.9, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkside Junior High School is $13,503, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Parkside Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkside Junior High School 555th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Parkside Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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McLean County Unified School District 5:

SchoolDigger ranks McLean County Unified School District 5 417th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Parkside Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 71.73 355th 1185 70.0%
2004 82.80 167th 1204 86.1%
2005 75.94 299th 1209 75.3%
2006 73.71 329th 1272 74.1%
2007 69.71 402nd 1287 68.8%
2008 69.13 433rd 1293 66.5%
2009 65.51 517th 1318 60.8%
2010 65.90 501st 1327 62.2%
2011 66.74 503rd 1344 62.6%
2012 70.03 411th 1365 69.9%
2013 61.55 520th 1367 62.0%
2014 63.96 463rd 1322 65.0%
2015 58.02 441st 1302 66.1%
2016 50.84 584th 1294 54.9%
2017 60.84 441st 1293 65.9%
2018 65.77 381st 1293 70.5%
2019 67.30 393rd 1356 71.0%
2021 54.70 460th 1241 62.9%
2022 57.86 478th 1369 65.1%
2023 52.85 555th 1367 59.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 80th 164 51.2%
2019 62.66 67th 179 62.6%
2022 26.90 144th 195 26.2%
2023 32.74 118th 194 39.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.96 313th 480 34.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.49 352nd 602 41.5%
2019 35.74 452nd 792 42.9%
2021 35.59 330th 548 39.8%
2022 40.84 371st 781 52.5%
2023 29.01 565th 805 29.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.42 604th 1161 48.0%
2019 40.94 712th 1217 41.5%
2021 36.74 632nd 1019 38.0%
2022 36.13 741st 1221 39.3%
2023 34.80 806th 1234 34.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.07 416th 1226 66.1%
2019 64.59 405th 1276 68.3%
2021 51.37 428th 1017 57.9%
2022 56.16 451st 1286 64.9%
2023 47.88 591st 1275 53.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.78 392nd 674 41.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.69 330th 1223 73.0%
2019 68.63 333rd 1296 74.3%
2021 50.74 430th 1048 59.0%
2022 58.19 442nd 1286 65.6%
2023 56.19 468th 1292 63.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.82 151st 511 70.5%
2019 44.17 273rd 565 51.7%
2021 47.62 151st 385 60.8%
2022 44.65 250th 573 56.4%
2023 47.17 242nd 569 57.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.27 314th 590 46.8%
2019 36.96 406th 639 36.5%
2021 36.52 324th 517 37.3%
2022 40.46 373rd 662 43.7%
2023 29.01 490th 661 25.9%
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Rank History for White students at Parkside Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.02 347th 889 61.0%
2019 60.67 327th 905 63.9%
2021 45.45 408th 813 49.8%
2022 52.64 393rd 898 56.2%
2023 47.45 444th 895 50.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Parkside Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 682 21 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 716
1989 709 32 9 6 5 n/a n/a 0 761
1990 770 38 6 5 4 n/a n/a 0 823
1991 815 43 10 7 3 n/a n/a 0 878
1992 820 50 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 877
1993 847 58 8 11 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1994 876 60 6 16 2 n/a n/a 0 960
1995 630 30 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1996 630 30 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1997 666 49 6 21 0 n/a n/a 0 742
1998 689 73 9 20 0 n/a n/a 0 791
1999 651 74 7 15 1 n/a n/a 0 748
2000 651 89 9 26 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2001 650 81 12 24 0 n/a n/a 0 767
2002 670 117 10 21 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2003 670 117 10 21 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2004 711 108 16 31 1 n/a n/a 0 867
2005 685 110 12 35 1 n/a n/a 25 868
2006 716 106 13 39 1 n/a n/a 39 914
2007 692 118 14 36 1 n/a n/a 43 904
2008 711 137 14 38 1 n/a n/a 52 953
2009 652 123 14 44 5 n/a n/a 53 891
2010 657 137 13 44 6 n/a n/a 57 914
2011 656 114 9 57 4 1 60 0 901
2012 509 109 5 36 1 1 50 0 711
2013 523 98 7 47 2 2 51 0 730
2014 517 96 6 45 3 2 48 0 717
2015 499 88 6 64 2 2 47 0 708
2016 499 74 9 60 1 1 48 0 692
2017 521 95 16 62 3 1 47 0 745
2018 497 78 21 63 2 0 45 0 706
2019 468 84 20 59 0 0 43 0 674
2020 448 103 19 73 0 0 49 0 692
2021 451 94 15 74 1 0 44 0 679
2022 413 105 12 69 2 0 36 0 637
2023 404 103 12 83 2 0 37 0 641

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Parkside Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 716 41.0 17.4 n/a
1989 761 41.8 18.2 n/a
1990 823 42.9 19.1 n/a
1991 878 52.4 16.7 n/a
1992 877 52.0 16.8 n/a
1993 926 53.3 17.4 n/a
1994 960 53.6 17.9 n/a
1995 677 45.1 15.0 n/a
1996 677 45.1 15.0 n/a
1997 742 46.8 15.9 n/a
1998 791 53.8 14.7 n/a
1999 748 52.4 14.3 n/a
2000 775 53.7 14.4 n/a
2001 767 52.1 14.7 n/a
2002 819 61.1 13.4 25.2
2003 819 61.1 13.4 25.2
2004 867 63.6 13.6 20.4
2005 868 53.2 16.3 24.6
2006 914 57.8 15.8 26.5
2007 904 49.0 18.4 28.6
2008 953 45.0 21.2 31.1
2009 891 63.6 14.0 30.8
2010 914 65.6 13.9 34.4
2011 901 62.0 14.5 34.2
2012 711 49.0 14.5 30.9
2013 730 69.9 10.4 32.5
2014 717 50.4 14.2 34.9
2015 708 50.0 14.1 37.6
2016 692 48.0 14.4 35.1
2017 745 46.4 16.0 34.6
2018 706 44.6 15.8 32.4
2019 674 45.0 14.9 33.2
2020 692 52.0 13.3 37.6
2021 679 n/a n/a n/a
2022 637 49.0 12.9 35.3
2023 641 49.4 12.9 43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Parkside Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 716 41.0 17.4 n/a
1989 761 41.8 18.2 n/a
1990 823 42.9 19.1 n/a
1991 878 52.4 16.7 n/a
1992 877 52.0 16.8 n/a
1993 926 53.3 17.4 n/a
1994 960 53.6 17.9 n/a
1995 677 45.1 15.0 n/a
1996 677 45.1 15.0 n/a
1997 742 46.8 15.9 n/a
1998 791 53.8 14.7 n/a
1999 748 52.4 14.3 n/a
2000 775 53.7 14.4 n/a
2001 767 52.1 14.7 n/a
2002 819 61.1 13.4 25.2
2003 819 61.1 13.4 25.2
2004 867 63.6 13.6 20.4
2005 868 53.2 16.3 24.6
2006 914 57.8 15.8 26.5
2007 904 49.0 18.4 28.6
2008 953 45.0 21.2 31.1
2009 891 63.6 14.0 30.8
2010 914 65.6 13.9 34.4
2011 901 62.0 14.5 34.2
2012 711 49.0 14.5 30.9
2013 730 69.9 10.4 32.5
2014 717 50.4 14.2 34.9
2015 708 50.0 14.1 37.6
2016 692 48.0 14.4 35.1
2017 745 46.4 16.0 34.6
2018 706 44.6 15.8 32.4
2019 674 45.0 14.9 33.2
2020 692 52.0 13.3 37.6
2021 679 n/a n/a n/a
2022 637 49.0 12.9 35.3
2023 641 49.4 12.9 43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.9%99.7%99.0%
201699.4%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.6%99.3%34.7%
201799.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%65.9%
201899.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.3%99.6%99.6%99.4%
201999.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.2%99.2%98.6%
202199.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%95.9%
202298.9%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.9%99.2%97.6%
202399.2%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.2%99.2%97.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Parkside Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $421 (3.7%) $11,048 (96.3%) $11,469
2020 $520 (4.4%) $11,220 (95.6%) $11,740
2021 $844 (7.0%) $11,162 (93.0%) $12,006
2022 $844 (7.0%) $11,162 (93.0%) $12,006
2023 $961 (7.1%) $12,542 (92.9%) $13,503

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Parkside Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 393rd of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 555th of 1367 Middle schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Parkside Junior High School)36.728
 8.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (McLean County Unified School District 5)35.532.3
 3.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Parkside Junior High School)27.817.3
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (McLean County Unified School District 5)27.422.7
 4.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Parkside Junior High School)43.836
 7.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (McLean County Unified School District 5)4435.5
 8.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Parkside Junior High School)38.121.7
 16.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (McLean County Unified School District 5)37.926.3
 11.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Parkside Junior High School)46.847.6
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (McLean County Unified School District 5)45.443.5
 1.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Parkside Junior High School)31.518.8
 12.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (McLean County Unified School District 5)38.222.1
 16.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Parkside Junior High School)71.460.9
 10.5%
   8th Grade Science (McLean County Unified School District 5)67.261
 6.2%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students674641
 4.9%
African American84103
 22.6%
American Indian02
Asian2012
 40%
Hispanic5983
 40.7%
Pacific Islander00
White468404
 13.7%
Two or More Races4337
 14%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.2%43.1%
 9.8%

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Students who attend Parkside Junior High School usually go on to attend Normal Community West High School

Parkside Junior High School ranks 555th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Parkside Junior High School are 63% White, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Parkside Junior High School.


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