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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY USD 5·NCES 172862005695
Kingsley Jr High School
303 Kingsley St, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4407 · McLean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
298 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 | 249 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%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
46.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 22.9% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Kingsley Jr High School
Kingsley Jr High School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Jr High School this school | 730 | 40.8% | 40.1% |
| Parkside Jr High School Normal | 598 | 46.2% | 38.9% |
| Central Middle School Tinley Park | 725 | 39.4% | 46.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Nichols Middle School Evanston | 628 | 34.9% | 62.3% |
| Eisenhower Jr High School Darien | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
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 Kingsley Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #321 of 578 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #363 of 640 ▼ 11 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #446 of 640 ▼ 59 | #8 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #119 of 691 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #382 of 558 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #133 of 560 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #380 of 581 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #193 of 440 | #4 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
730
-112 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,072
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 | 730 | 52.2 | 14.0:1 | 41% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 41% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 844 | 54.1 | 15.6:1 | 27% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 30% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 1,072 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 28% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsley Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (844 to 730); teachers down 4% (54.1 to 52.2).
About Kingsley Jr High School
Kingsley Jr High School operates as a large middle school in Normal, Illinois. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 730 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 58% above that.
McLean County USD 5 oversees Kingsley Jr High School and 23 other schools, with 12,407 students in total.
A majority of students at Kingsley Jr High School, 58%, are White. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. McLean County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Kingsley Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Its 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 40% average for public schools in McLean County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kingsley Jr High School would score about 47.9%. It scores 40.1%, 7.8 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe McLean County this way: median household income is about $79,905, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 60 public schools in McLean County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,759.
The shortest distance from Kingsley Jr High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Thomas Metcalf School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Kingsley Jr High School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Kingsley Jr High School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 842 in 2020-21 and 730 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kingsley Jr High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Chiddix Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Other schools in Normal
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Chiddix Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Metcalf School0.2 mi · 459
- Oakdale Elementary School0.3 mi · 386
- University High School0.5 mi · 624
- Glenn Elementary School0.7 mi · 272
- Chiddix Jr High School0.9 mi · 597
- Fairview Elementary School1.2 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsley Jr High SchoolHow large is Kingsley Jr High School?
Kingsley Jr High School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kingsley Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kingsley Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kingsley Jr High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Kingsley Jr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kingsley Jr High School?
At Kingsley Jr High School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Kingsley Jr High School public or private?
Kingsley Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McLean County USD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.