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The highest-poverty public schools in McLean County, Illinois

50 public schools in McLean County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sheridan Elem School leads the list at 82.8%, against a median of 36.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

McLean County, Illinois

Top % FRL

82.8%

Median % FRL

36.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Sheridan Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	314	82.8%
2	Irving Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	303	76.2%
3	Fox Creek Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	292	71.9%
4	Cedar Ridge Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	418	69.9%
5	Bent Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	389	66.8%
6	Oakdale Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	386	65.0%
7	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Middle	1,050	65.0%
8	Brigham Elementary	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	313	62.6%
9	Sugar Creek Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	468	60.5%
10	Bloomington High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	High	1,369	60.3%
11	Stevenson Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	299	55.5%
12	Fairview Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	280	54.6%
13	Oakland Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	446	53.1%
14	Parkside Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	322	53.1%
15	Ridgeview Elementary School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	Elementary	247	53.0%
16	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	287	52.6%
17	Glenn Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	272	49.3%
18	Parkside Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	598	46.2%
19	Prairie Central Primary West	Chenoa, IL	Prairie Central CUSD 8	Elementary	244	45.1%
20	Olympia Middle School	Stanford, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	Middle	380	44.5%
21	Kingsley Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	730	40.8%
22	Washington Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	379	40.6%
23	Olympia North Elem Sch	Danvers, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	Elementary	279	39.8%
24	Ridgeview Jr High School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	Middle	107	39.3%
25	Normal Community West High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	High	1,590	38.6%
26	Carlock Elem School	Carlock, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	111	35.1%
27	EPG Middle School	Gridley, IL	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	Middle	345	34.8%
28	Olympia High School	Stanford, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	High	495	34.7%
29	Colene Hoose Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	413	34.1%
30	Normal Community High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	High	2,079	33.4%
31	Chiddix Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	597	30.8%
32	Evans Junior High School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	778	30.3%
33	LeRoy Elementary School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	Elementary	405	26.7%
34	Lexington Elem School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	Elementary	238	24.8%
35	Heyworth Elem School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	Elementary	472	24.2%
36	Heyworth Jr-Sr High School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	High	401	22.7%
37	LeRoy Junior High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	Middle	102	22.5%
38	Prairieland Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	450	22.2%
39	LeRoy High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	High	232	21.6%
40	Hudson Elem School	Hudson, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	216	19.4%
41	Tri-Valley Elem School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Elementary	295	18.6%
42	Lexington High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	High	163	18.4%
43	Lexington Jr High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	Middle	110	15.5%
44	Grove Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	519	14.6%
45	Towanda Elem School	Towanda, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	193	11.9%
46	Northpoint Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	472	11.9%
47	Benjamin Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	607	11.0%
48	Tri-Valley High School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	High	329	9.4%
49	Tri-Valley Middle School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Middle	450	8.7%
50	Thomas Metcalf School	Normal, IL	ISU Laboratory Schools	Elementary	459	7.0%

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