Sugar Creek Elem School

Sugar Creek Elem School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Normal, Illinois, overseen by McLean County USD 5, with 468 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 381.

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

In terms of who attends, Sugar Creek Elem School logs that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Black, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian. By comparison, McLean County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than McLean County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sugar Creek Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.6%; this one delivers 34.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McLean County put median household income runs about $79,905, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, McLean County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students), of which Sugar Creek Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Colene Hoose Elem School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sugar Creek Elem School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

Sugar Creek Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.