Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON SD 87·NCES 170648000321
Irving Elementary School
602 W Jackson St, Bloomington, IL 61701 · (309) 827-8091 · McLean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
231 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bloomington SD 87. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 11.2% |
% 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 303 | 76.2% | 22.8% |
| Fox Creek Elementary School Bloomington | 292 | 71.9% | 27.8% |
| Whittier Primary School Peoria | 366 | 79.5% | 24.1% |
| Ridgely Elementary School Springfield | 343 | 74.1% | 22.3% |
| Fairview Elementary School Springfield | 302 | 79.5% | 21.5% |
| C Henry Bloom Elementary School Rockford | 426 | 79.1% | 18.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #1,516 of 1,925 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,659 of 2,077 ▼ 96 | #27 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,746 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #26 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,520 of 2,419 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #503 of 2,035 | #9 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #40 of 2,042 | #4 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #598 of 2,132 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #429 of 1,461 | #4 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
303
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 425
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 | 303 | 25.6 | 11.9:1 | 76% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 25.6 | 12.2:1 | 79% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 26.4 | 12.9:1 | 68% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 27.6 | 13.8:1 | 77% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 88% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 80% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (380 to 303); teachers down 7% (27.6 to 25.6).
About Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Bloomington, Illinois. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 303 students. The school is 20% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Across its 9 schools, Bloomington SD 87 enrolls 4,809 students. Irving Elementary School is one of those schools.
Black students make up 34% of enrollment at Irving Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 21% multiracial, and 18% Hispanic. In McLean County overall, about 9% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Irving Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irving Elementary School is 11.9:1, based on 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Irving Elementary School counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in McLean County report 40%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.5%. Irving Elementary School scores 22.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for McLean County show that the median household earns about $79,905 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. McLean County has 60 public schools with about 23,759 students, including Irving Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Sarah A Raymond School of Early Educ is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Irving Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Irving Elementary School as City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 27 students, from 330 to 303.
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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 Bloomington SD 87
- Bloomington High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Bloomington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Bent Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Bloomington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolBerwyn, IL · 415 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 310 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolKewanee, IL · 242 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Sarah A Raymond School of Early Educ0.7 mi · 260
- Bent Elementary School0.9 mi · 389
- Sheridan Elementary School1.0 mi · 314
- Washington Elementary School1.4 mi · 379
- Bloomington Jr High School1.5 mi · 1,050
- Bloomington High School1.6 mi · 1,369
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolHow large is Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Irving Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Irving Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Irving Elementary School?
Student demographics at Irving Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 34% Black, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School is overseen by Bloomington SD 87 in McLean County.
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