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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 425 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 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,045 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
87 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
ISU Laboratory Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 845 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
0.46
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
92 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
9%
5%
# Hispanic Students
84 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
29%
# Black Students
42 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
4%
22%
# White Students
756 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
72%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
69 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
40
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
46
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
48
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
50
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
50
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
160
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
165
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
147
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
148
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best ISU Laboratory Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
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
| 425 students
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