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The highest-performing public schools in reading in McLean County, Illinois

41 public schools in McLean County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Tri-Valley Elem School leads the list at 88.8%, against a median of 56.7% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

88.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.7%

BEST IN READING · MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Tri-Valley Elem School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Elementary	295	88.8%
2	Towanda Elem School	Towanda, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	193	84.6%
3	Lexington Jr High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	Middle	110	81.8%
4	Grove Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	519	79.0%
5	Heyworth Jr-Sr High School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	High	401	77.1%
6	Tri-Valley Middle School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Middle	450	76.6%
7	Thomas Metcalf School	Normal, IL	ISU Laboratory Schools	Elementary	459	72.4%
8	Carlock Elem School	Carlock, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	111	66.7%
9	Lexington Elem School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	Elementary	238	66.4%
10	Evans Junior High School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	778	66.4%
11	Prairieland Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	450	64.6%
12	Hudson Elem School	Hudson, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	216	63.2%
13	EPG Middle School	Gridley, IL	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	Middle	345	62.1%
14	Heyworth Elem School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	Elementary	472	61.2%
15	Olympia Middle School	Stanford, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	Middle	380	60.3%
16	Benjamin Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	607	59.7%
17	LeRoy Elementary School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	Elementary	405	59.3%
18	Olympia North Elem Sch	Danvers, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	Elementary	279	59.2%
19	Northpoint Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	472	59.1%
20	Washington Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	379	57.9%
21	Chiddix Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	597	56.7%
22	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	287	53.7%
23	Glenn Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	272	50.9%
24	Fairview Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	280	50.7%
25	Oakland Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	446	46.8%
26	Parkside Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	598	46.3%
27	Kingsley Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	730	46.2%
28	Ridgeview Elementary School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	Elementary	247	45.9%
29	LeRoy Junior High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	Middle	102	44.0%
30	Colene Hoose Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	413	42.9%
31	Stevenson Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	299	42.8%
32	Oakdale Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	386	39.9%
33	Parkside Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	322	38.9%
34	Sugar Creek Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	468	37.8%
35	Bent Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	389	35.8%
36	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Middle	1,050	35.3%
37	Ridgeview Jr High School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	Middle	107	28.3%
38	Irving Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	303	26.9%
39	Fox Creek Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	292	24.8%
40	Sheridan Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Elementary	314	22.4%
41	Cedar Ridge Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	Elementary	418	22.4%

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