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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in McLean County, Illinois

53 public schools in McLean County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Sheridan Elem School leads the list at 47.1%, against a median of 6.5% 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 % Black

47.1%

Median % Black

6.5%

MOST BLACK · MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Sheridan Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	314	148	47.1%
2	Oakdale Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	386	150	38.9%
3	Fox Creek Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	292	107	36.6%
4	Fairview Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	280	99	35.4%
5	Stevenson Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	299	105	35.1%
6	Irving Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	303	104	34.3%
7	Sarah A Raymond Sch of Early Educ	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	260	88	33.9%
8	Sugar Creek Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	468	154	32.9%
9	Brigham Elementary	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	313	80	25.6%
10	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	1,050	251	23.9%
11	Oakland Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	446	98	22.0%
12	Bloomington High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	1,369	298	21.8%
13	Parkside Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	598	110	18.4%
14	Glenn Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	272	47	17.3%
15	Kingsley Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	730	126	17.3%
16	Normal Community West High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	1,590	252	15.8%
17	Chiddix Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	597	93	15.6%
18	Bent Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	389	56	14.4%
19	Normal Community High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	2,079	299	14.4%
20	Parkside Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	322	45	14.0%
21	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	287	37	12.9%
22	Washington Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	379	43	11.3%
23	Cedar Ridge Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	418	47	11.2%
24	Evans Junior High School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	778	69	8.9%
25	Colene Hoose Elem School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	413	34	8.2%
26	Prairieland Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	450	32	7.1%
27	Grove Elementary School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	519	34	6.5%
28	Carlock Elem School	Carlock, IL	McLean County USD 5	111	7	6.3%
29	Northpoint Elementary School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	472	29	6.1%
30	University High School	Normal, IL	ISU Laboratory Schools	624	35	5.6%
31	Benjamin Elem School	Bloomington, IL	McLean County USD 5	607	33	5.4%
32	Thomas Metcalf School	Normal, IL	ISU Laboratory Schools	459	15	3.3%
33	Hudson Elem School	Hudson, IL	McLean County USD 5	216	6	2.8%
34	EPG Middle School	Gridley, IL	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	345	8	2.3%
35	LeRoy Elementary School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	405	8	2.0%
36	LeRoy High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	232	4	1.7%
37	Towanda Elem School	Towanda, IL	McLean County USD 5	193	3	1.6%
38	Olympia North Elem Sch	Danvers, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	279	4	1.4%
39	Olympia High School	Stanford, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	495	7	1.4%
40	Prairie Central Primary West	Chenoa, IL	Prairie Central CUSD 8	244	3	1.2%
41	Olympia Middle School	Stanford, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	380	4	1.1%
42	Lexington Jr High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	110	1	0.9%
43	Lexington Elem School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	238	2	0.8%
44	Heyworth Elem School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	472	3	0.6%
45	Lexington High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	163	1	0.6%
46	Ridgeview High School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	166	1	0.6%
47	Ridgeview Elementary School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	247	1	0.4%
48	Tri-Valley Elem School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	295	1	0.3%
49	Heyworth Jr-Sr High School	Heyworth, IL	Heyworth CUSD 4	401	1	0.3%
50	Ridgeview Jr High School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	107	0	0.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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