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Thomas Metcalf School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

Isu Campus Box 7000, Normal, IL 61790 · (309) 438-7621 · Part of ISU Laboratory Schools

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Students
459
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Thomas Metcalf School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts63%
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

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Isu Campus Box 7000, Normal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 161
Grade 246
Grade 347
Grade 448
Grade 550
Grade 651
Grade 752
Grade 850
Enrollment over time
390’20
391’21
425’22
449’23
459’24

Up 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 10%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas Metcalf School from Normal Township families.

Other schools in ISU Laboratory Schools

The district →
University High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Normal
A+
624 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; Normal Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.