Oakdale Elem School

Oakdale Elem School, a reasonably sized primary school in Normal, Illinois, run under McLean County USD 5, educates 386 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 24 schools in McLean County USD 5 (12,407 students total), Oakdale Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Oakdale Elem School reports that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, McLean County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Oakdale Elem School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than McLean County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Oakdale Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 27.5%, a residual of -6.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for McLean County put median household earnings sit near $79,905, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McLean County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students), Oakdale Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kingsley Jr High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakdale Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakdale Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 46% to 35%.

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