Twin Grove’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 30% of Twin Grove’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Twin Grove, 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.
Twin Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 757 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Twin Grove’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 30% 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
Olympia Community Unit School District 16 spends $16,450 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 Twin Grove’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Twin Grove, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Twin Grove · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
10th grade in Twin Grove · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
11th grade in Twin Grove · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
12th grade in Twin Grove · 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
Olympia High School
Grades 9–12 · 495 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Stanford
Twin Grove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Olympia Community Unit School District 16). 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, Old Town, 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 Twin Grove
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Twin Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Twin Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Grove | B+ | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 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 |
| Dry Grove | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 |
| Dale | B+ | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share McLean County Unit School District 5 with Twin Grove for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Twin Grove
27 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 Twin Grove’s schools
Are Twin Grove’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Twin Grove children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Twin Grove in?
Two districts: Olympia Community Unit School District 16 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, Old Town, Towanda, Towanda and White Oak.
Where do Twin Grove kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Normal Community High School, Normal Community West High School and Olympia High School.
What is Twin Grove’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 Twin Grove spend per student?
$16,450 in Olympia Community Unit School District 16 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 Twin Grove 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.