Summary:
ZIP code 61705 has three K–5 elementary schools in McLean County Unified School District 5, in McLean County. In 2025–26, their unweighted average results were 49% in all-grade English language arts (ELA), 36% in math and 53% in fifth-grade science, compared with state results of 56%, 40% and 48%, respectively. The area average is below the state in ELA and math, but above it in science; the most important finding is that results differ sharply from school to school.
Benjamin Elementary School stands out at the top, with 64% in ELA, 55% in math and 67% in fifth-grade science—the highest result among the three schools in each subject. Fox Creek Elementary School is at the bottom, with 30%, 20% and 39%, respectively. The school-to-school gaps are 34 percentage points in ELA, 34 in math and 28 in science. Pepper Ridge Elementary School falls between them overall, at 53% in ELA and 34% in math; its 52% fifth-grade science result is above the state’s 48%.
Recent trends differ by subject: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the three-school ELA average rose 3 points and the science average rose 13, while math fell 8 points at each school on average; all three schools’ math scores declined even as the state score rose 1 point. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentiles also show different longer-term paths: Benjamin moved from the 76th to the 69th percentile, Fox Creek from the 17th to the 14th, and Pepper Ridge from the 68th to the 39th. Context differs, too: 2024–25 student–teacher ratios were 18.1 at Benjamin, 13.2 at Fox Creek and 11.2 at Pepper Ridge; their 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 11%, 72% and 53%, respectively. These are differences to consider, not explanations for the test results.
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