Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON SD 87·NCES 170648000326
Stevenson Elementary School
2106 Arrowhead Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704 · (309) 663-2351 · McLean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
166 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%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
42.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.5pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 11.4% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Stevenson Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Elementary School this school | 299 | 55.5% | 31.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School Normal | 280 | 54.6% | 38.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Belleville | 272 | 57.7% | 51.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Dekalb | 308 | 56.8% | 45.0% |
| Kellar Primary School Peoria | 365 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
| Oakton Elementary School Evanston | 379 | 52.5% | 45.2% |
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 Stevenson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,224 of 1,925 | #23 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,205 of 2,077 ▲ 348 | #20 of 29 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,256 of 2,077 ▲ 441 | #21 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #1,541 of 2,419 | #19 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #39 of 2,035 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #65 of 2,042 | #5 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #1,146 of 2,132 | #9 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #299 of 1,461 | #2 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
299
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 560
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 | 299 | 34 | 8.8:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 34 | 9.1:1 | 62% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 55% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stevenson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (396 to 299); teachers up 10% (31 to 34).
About Stevenson Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Bloomington, Illinois. The school counts 299 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Bloomington SD 87 (9 schools, 4,809 students) runs Stevenson Elementary School.
Stevenson Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 35%. The remaining students are 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in McLean County, the Black share is about 9%. Stevenson Elementary School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Stevenson Elementary School, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 8.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 56% of enrollment. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in McLean County.
Stevenson Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.5%) and its predicted rate (39.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Among McLean County residents, the median household income is $79,905, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Stevenson Elementary School, McLean County has 59 other public schools.
The closest public school to Stevenson Elementary School is Northpoint Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Stevenson Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Stevenson Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 322 in 2020-21 to 299 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Stevenson Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Stevenson Elementary. Stevenson Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 12.
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 1,206 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 725 students
- Stevenson ElementaryBellevue, WA · 581 students
- Stevenson ElementaryMountain View, CA · 461 students
- Stevenson ElementaryFRIDLEY, MN · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Northpoint Elementary School1.3 mi · 472
- Sugar Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 468
- Colene Hoose Elementary School1.5 mi · 413
- Bloomington High School1.6 mi · 1,369
- Bloomington Jr High School1.7 mi · 1,050
- Washington Elementary School1.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Stevenson Elementary SchoolHow large is Stevenson Elementary School?
Stevenson Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
Is Stevenson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stevenson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stevenson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stevenson Elementary School is approximately 8.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stevenson Elementary School?
At Stevenson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Stevenson Elementary School public or private?
Stevenson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloomington SD 87.
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