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Fairview Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

416 Fairview St, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4415 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

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Directions
Students
280
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Normal Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Fairview Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

416 Fairview St, Normal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten48
Grade 135
Grade 247
Grade 359
Grade 447
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
329’20
337’21
319’22
299’23
280’24

Down 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 35%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairview Elem 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.