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Normal Community West High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

501 N Parkside Rd, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4402 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

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Directions
Students
1,590
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Normal Community West High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Normal Community West High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

501 N Parkside Rd, Normal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9383
Grade 10422
Grade 11390
Grade 12395
Enrollment over time
1,719’20
1,663’21
1,628’22
1,659’23
1,590’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 16%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Normal Community West High School from Normal 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
Benjamin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
607 students18:1
Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
519 students18:1
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
472 students15:1

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.