Old Town Township’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
In Old Town Township, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Old Town 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.
Old Town Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 315 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Old Town Township’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 32% 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
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 spends $15,198 per student and McLean County Unit School District 5 $16,899, 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 Old Town Township’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Old Town Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Old Town 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
Tri-Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 329 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Downs
10th grade in Old Town 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
Tri-Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 329 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Downs
11th grade in Old Town 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
Tri-Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 329 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Downs
12th grade in Old Town 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
Tri-Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 329 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Downs
Old Town Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3). From grade PK, students attend the McLean County Unit School District 5, shared with Bloomington, Bloomington City, Bloomington, Carlock, Dry Grove, Hudson, Hudson, Money Creek, Normal, Normal, Towanda, Towanda and White Oak. Its elementary school is in Bloomington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Old Town Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Old Town Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Old Town Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Old Town Township | B+ | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · McLean County Unit School District 5 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 |
| Bloomington Township | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Downs | — | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 |
| Dawson | — | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 |
| Towanda | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Downs (village) | A | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share McLean County Unit School District 5 with Old Town Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Old Town Township
25 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 Old Town Township’s schools
Are Old Town Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Old Town Township children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Old Town Township in?
Two districts: Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, and McLean County Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomington, Bloomington City, Bloomington, Carlock, Dry Grove, Hudson, Hudson, Money Creek, Normal, Normal, Towanda, Towanda and White Oak.
Where do Old Town 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 Tri-Valley High School.
What is Old Town 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 Old Town Township spend per student?
$15,198 in Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 and $16,899 in McLean County Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Old Town 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.