Dry Grove Township’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts
In Dry Grove Township, 30% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dry Grove Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dry Grove Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 737 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dry Grove Township’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
McLean County Unit School District 5 spends $16,899 per student and Olympia Community Unit School District 16 $16,450, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Dry Grove Township’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dry Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Dry Grove Township · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
10th grade in Dry Grove Township · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
11th grade in Dry Grove Township · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
12th grade in Dry Grove Township · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
Dry Grove Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (McLean County Unit School District 5). From grade PK, students attend the Olympia Community Unit School District 16, shared with Allin, Armington, Atlanta, Atlanta, Boynton, Dale, Danvers, Danvers, Eminence, Funks Grove, Hittle, Hopedale, Hopedale, Little Mackinaw, McLean, Minier, Mount Hope, Stanford, Waynesville and Waynesville. Its elementary school is in Bloomington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Dry Grove Township
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
Dry Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Dry Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Grove Township | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 |
| Bloomington City | B | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Bloomington School District 87 PK–12 |
| Bloomington | B | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Bloomington School District 87 PK–12 |
| Dale | B+ | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 |
| Normal | — | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| White Oak | — | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Danvers | B+ | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share McLean County Unit School District 5 with Dry Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Dry Grove Township
27 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 Dry Grove Township’s schools
Are Dry Grove Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dry Grove Township children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dry Grove Township in?
Two districts: McLean County Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Olympia Community Unit School District 16 runs grades PK–12, shared with Allin, Armington, Atlanta, Atlanta, Boynton, Dale, Danvers, Danvers, Eminence, Funks Grove, Hittle, Hopedale, Hopedale, Little Mackinaw, McLean, Minier, Mount Hope, Stanford, Waynesville and Waynesville.
Where do Dry Grove Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Normal Community High School, Normal Community West High School and Olympia High School.
What is Dry Grove Township’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in McLean County Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Dry Grove Township spend per student?
$16,899 in McLean County Unit School District 5 and $16,450 in Olympia Community Unit School District 16 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dry Grove Township families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.