📍 101 N Parkside Rd, Normal, McLean County, 61761
Parkside Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Normal, McLean County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Crowder. It is part of the McLean County USD 5 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkside Jr High School enrolls 641 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 16% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 404 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 641 students (43%) 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.
Parkside Jr High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 53, state house district 105.
Parkside Jr High 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 641 students, Parkside Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 477 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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