Carlock’s public schools
McLean County Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlock. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Carlock’s schools, in brief
School by school
17 of Carlock’s 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Benjamin Elem School places highest (better than 92%); Cedar Ridge Elem School lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
16 elementary schools serve Carlock, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carlock, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Carlock · depends on your address
Sugar Creek Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 468 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Parkside Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Brigham Elementary
Grades PK · 313 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
9th grade in Carlock · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
10th grade in Carlock · depends on your address
Normal Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,079 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Normal Community West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,590 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Normal
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McLean County Unit School District 5.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Carlock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Carlock’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Carlock | — | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
Every school in Carlock
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Carlock’s schools
Are Carlock’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Carlock. McLean County Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Carlock in?
McLean County Unit School District 5.
Where do Carlock kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Normal Community High School and Normal Community West High School.
Parents talk
What Carlock families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Carlock → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.