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ISU Laboratory Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 449 students in ISU Laboratory Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in ISU Laboratory School School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,078 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
ISU Laboratory Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#42 out of 852 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)56%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
95 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
9%
5%
# Hispanic Students
98 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
30%
# Black Students
51 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
751 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
69%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
83 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
60
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
44
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
46
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
48
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
51
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
52
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
50
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
51
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
161
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
160
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
164
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
144
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best ISU Laboratory Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thomas Metcalf School
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Isu Campus Box 7000
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-7621
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-7621
Grades: PK-8
| 449 students
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