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Towanda Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

304 S East St, Towanda, IL 61776 · (309) 728-2278 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

Towanda Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
193
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Towanda Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Towanda Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Towanda Elem SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

304 S East St, Towanda

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten25
Grade 140
Grade 231
Grade 335
Grade 425
Grade 536
Enrollment over time
178’20
187’21
189’22
198’23
193’24

Up 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Asian 12%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Towanda Elem School from Towanda 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; Towanda Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.