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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY USD 5·NCES 172862002996
Chiddix Jr High School
300 S Walnut St, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4405 · McLean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
184 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 195 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 36% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 30.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chiddix Jr High School
Chiddix Jr High School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddix Jr High School this school | 597 | 30.8% | 48.1% |
| Monroe Middle School Wheaton | 716 | 34.1% | 66.8% |
| Franklin Middle School Wheaton | 525 | 25.7% | 71.5% |
| Glen Crest Middle School Glen Ellyn | 723 | 26.6% | 56.0% |
| Glenn Westlake Middle School Lombard | 935 | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| Thurgood Marshall School Rockford | 514 | 31.5% | 94.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chiddix Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #220 of 578 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #270 of 640 ▼ 23 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #325 of 640 ▼ 39 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #218 of 691 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #273 of 558 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #119 of 560 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #451 of 581 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #192 of 440 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 597 | 46.2 | 12.9:1 | 31% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 48.8 | 12.2:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 47.1 | 12.6:1 | 30% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 43.2 | 16.0:1 | 27% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 21% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 19% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 56 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 43 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chiddix Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (690 to 597); teachers up 7% (43.2 to 46.2).
About Chiddix Jr High School
A medium-sized middle school in Normal, Illinois, Chiddix Jr High School is part of McLean County USD 5. The school's enrollment of 597 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
McLean County USD 5 (24 schools, 12,407 students) runs Chiddix Jr High School.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Chiddix Jr High School combined. After that, the student body is 16% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of McLean County, the White share is about 78%. By the diversity index, Chiddix Jr High School comes in at 62%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Illinois average about 13.0:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Chiddix Jr High School is 31%. Among public schools in McLean County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Test results at Chiddix Jr High School are 5.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.1% actual, 53.7% predicted).
McLean County census figures show that median household income is about $79,905, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 60 public schools operate in McLean County, serving about 23,759 students.
The nearest public school is Colene Hoose Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chiddix Jr High School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Chiddix Jr High School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 597, 8% below the 646 of 2020-21.
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McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County USD 5
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Normal
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Colene Hoose Elementary School0.5 mi · 413
- Glenn Elementary School0.7 mi · 272
- Thomas Metcalf School0.8 mi · 459
- Kingsley Jr High School0.9 mi · 730
- University High School1.0 mi · 624
- Sugar Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Chiddix Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Chiddix Jr High School?
Chiddix Jr High School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chiddix Jr High School serve?
Chiddix Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chiddix Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chiddix Jr High School is approximately 12.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chiddix Jr High School?
At Chiddix Jr High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chiddix Jr High School?
Chiddix Jr High School is overseen by McLean County USD 5 in McLean County.
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