📍 1900 W College Ave, Normal, McLean County, 61761
Parkside Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Normal, McLean County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christina Ellis. It is part of the McLean County USD 5 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkside Elementary School enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 292 students (54%) 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 Elementary 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 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 292 students, Parkside 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: Suburb - Midsize
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