📍 2602 Danbury Dr, Bloomington, McLean County, 61705
Pepper Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomington, McLean County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Robert Battey. It is part of the McLean County USD 5 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pepper Ridge Elementary School enrolls 315 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 16% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 315 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pepper Ridge Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 88.
Pepper Ridge Elementary School is one of 26 schools in McLean County USD 5, based in Normal, Illinois. The district serves 12,407 students district-wide and employs 878 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Pepper Ridge Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 477 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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