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Kingsley Junior High School

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Kingsley Junior High School ranks 655 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Kingsley Junior High School is a public middle school located in Normal, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 730 students. It 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.

Kingsley Junior High School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.2% of Kingsley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.7% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 29.3%, compared to 39.6% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Kingsley Junior High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.1% to 26.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Kingsley Junior High School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Evans Junior High School and Chiddix Junior High School, Kingsley consistently underperforms in both academic achievement and student group performance. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Evans Junior High School had significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA (66.4%) and Mathematics (42.8%) compared to Kingsley. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $13,431 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the district average, Kingsley Junior High School's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with little improvement in test scores, student group performance, or chronic absenteeism rates.

730

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,296

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Kingsley St
Normal, IL 61761-2941

(309) 557-4407

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

Students who attend Kingsley Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Normal Community West High School

Feeder schools for Kingsley Junior High School:

Elementary:	Glenn Elementary School
	Hudson Elementary School
	Northpoint Elementary School
	Oakdale Elementary School
	More...
	Sugar Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

African American:

17.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Illinois avg46%

655^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	48.0	655 of 1368	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	612 of 1363	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	668 of 1367	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	619 of 1369	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	496 of 1241	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	397 of 1356	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	395 of 1293	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	345 of 1293	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	344 of 1294	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	252 of 1322	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	300 of 1367	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.2	511 of 1365	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	449 of 1344	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	400 of 1327	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	428 of 1318	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.9	454 of 1293	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	351 of 1287	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	393 of 1272	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.7	326 of 1209	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	170 of 1204	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	434 of 548	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	376 of 569	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	324 of 573	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	168 of 385	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	241 of 565	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	213 of 511	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	105 of 184	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	159 of 192	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	157 of 198	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	103 of 201	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	60 of 209	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	430 of 694	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	376 of 639	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	326 of 674	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	592 of 1248	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	550 of 1251	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	603 of 1275	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	621 of 1286	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	488 of 1017	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	338 of 1276	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	363 of 1226	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	509 of 669	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	357 of 643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	383 of 661	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	297 of 662	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	198 of 639	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	193 of 590	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	980 of 1229	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	870 of 1219	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	878 of 1234	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	879 of 1221	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	673 of 1019	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	586 of 1217	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	710 of 1161	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	616 of 1271	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	618 of 1264	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	649 of 1292	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	551 of 1286	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	462 of 1048	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	411 of 1296	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	396 of 1223	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	145 of 204	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	149 of 184	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	123 of 195	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	65 of 97	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	111 of 179	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	96 of 164	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	378 of 812	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	343 of 802	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	453 of 805	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	507 of 781	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	286 of 548	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	282 of 792	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	238 of 602	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	493 of 884	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	499 of 875	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	554 of 895	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	543 of 898	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	446 of 813	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	368 of 905	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	404 of 889	54.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile-37 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 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)	% 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 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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	48	655^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.1%		48.1	612^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.1%	43		47.9			41.8	44.2	52.5	46.2			21.3	37.8	29.8	29.3	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	98.9	95.6	$14,296	$481	$13,815
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%)	62.8	457^th of 1368 public middle schools	66.6%		62.1	425^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.8%	32		55.2			52.9	52.5	64.1	56.7			28.0	41.8	39.6	36.5	94.6	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.1	$13,888	$450	$13,438
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%)	45.1	691^st of 1368 public middle schools	49.5%		40	748^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.1%	57		52.3			46.9	41.8	50.0	46.3			27.0	29.1	18.0	24.7	98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	99.0	97.3	$17,748	$735	$17,013
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%)	28.9	950^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.6%		20.1	1096^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.6%	146		33.6			33.9	46.4	26.3	35.3			16.5	18.6	19.8	18.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.3	98.5	94.4	$17,782	$2,483	$15,299
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%)	73.2	325^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.2%		69	356^th of 1363 public middle schools	73.9%	31		50.2			65.6	65.1	68.7	66.4			37.8	48.4	41.9	42.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.1	$14,422	$475	$13,947
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%)	86.3	171^st of 1368 public middle schools	87.5%		87.2	139^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.8%	32	70.0	71.7	86.0	75.9	83.9	71.1	67.7	76.6	80.2	58.2	67.8	58.8	42.4	60.9	98.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	81.2	98.5	98.9	65.0	$11,348	$255	$11,094
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%)	82.9	209^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.7%		69.9	346^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.6%	137		78.4			82.4	84.2	78.9	81.8			26.5	63.2	39.5	43.6	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$12,431	$121	$12,310
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%)	65.8	417^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.5%		65.2	394^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.1%	23		54.3			52.3	66.1	63.3	60.3			26.5	41.0	43.8	36.9	98.4	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.1	$13,515	$483	$13,033
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%)	55.7	541^st of 1368 public middle schools	60.5%		40.6	737^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.9%	196		63.3				40.0	49.0	44.0				40.0	30.6	35.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	$12,167	$468	$11,700
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%)	70.6	351^st of 1368 public middle schools	74.3%		64.3	403^rd of 1363 public middle schools	70.4%	52	64.9	56.4		75.3	51.3	55.0	66.0	62.1		28.6	37.2	56.3	48.0	43.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.0	97.5	98.2	76.3	$13,522	$102	$13,420

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsley Junior High School

What district is Kingsley Junior High School in?

McLean County Unified School District 5

Is Kingsley Junior High School a good school?

Kingsley Junior High School ranks 655^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kingsley Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Kingsley Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Kingsley Junior High School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Junior High School?

Students at Kingsley Junior High School are 58% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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