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Parkside Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

101 N Parkside Rd, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4408 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

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Directions
Students
598
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Normal Township kids: Normal Community West High School

On the path

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

K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Parkside Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Normal Community West High Schoolin Normal

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts29%
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 ↗

101 N Parkside Rd, Normal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6200
Grade 7197
Grade 8200
Grade 91
Enrollment over time
679’20
637’21
641’22
586’23
598’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 18%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Jr 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.