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Parkside Jr High School

Regular School · Normal, IL

Parkside Jr High School is a regular school school in Normal, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 598 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
598
Teachers (FTE)
50.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 343 57%
Black or African American 110 18%
Hispanic/Latino 80 13%
Two or more races 53 9%
Asian 12 2%
Total enrollment 598 312M / 286F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 24.0% -3.7pp 27.7% 437
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -3.7pp 32.7% 440

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.13 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
35
5.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
168
28.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 598 100%

Contact & Location

101 N Parkside Rd

Normal, IL 61761

Phone: (309)557-4408

http://www.unit5.org

District

McLean County USD 5

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,342

District enrollment: 12,409

NCES ID

172862003004

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD