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Benjamin Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

6006 Ireland Grove Rd, Bloomington, IL 61705 · (309) 557-4410 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

Bloomington City Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
607
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Bloomington City Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bloomington City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Benjamin Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6006 Ireland Grove Rd, Bloomington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten76
Grade 197
Grade 2116
Grade 399
Grade 4104
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
592’20
595’21
613’22
629’23
607’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Asian 31%Hispanic 7%Black 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Elem School from Bloomington City Township families.

Other schools in McLean County Unit School District 5

The district →
Sugar Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Normal
C+
468 students18:1
Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Normal
B−
322 students14:1
Brigham Elementary
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bloomington
313 students17:1
Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
519 students18:1
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
472 students15:1
Prairieland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
450 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bloomington City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.