Pepper Ridge Elementary School
Bloomington, IL · McLean County USD 5
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · City, small
965th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%· Stable
2602 Danbury Dr, Bloomington, IL 61705
(309)557-4423NCES ID 172862000765Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pepper Ridge Elementary School 965th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 54th in 2019 to 54th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 299 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1994, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71.1% | 59.2% | ▼ 11.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.9% | 15.4% | ▲ 6.5 pts | |
| Black | 17.0% | 15.4% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 8.7% | ▲ 6.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 1.3% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1994. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $387K in zip 61705 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Pepper Ridge Elementary School
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ELA 58% ▲5 · Math 45% ▲5Compare - #1061Oakland Elementary SchoolBloomington SD 87 · 3.6 mi away1,061st of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼6 · Math 39% ▼1Compare - #1444Oakdale Elem SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 4.2 mi away1,444th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼14 · Math 26% ▼14Compare
What school district is Pepper Ridge Elementary School in?
Pepper Ridge Elementary School is part of the McLean County USD 5 district in Bloomington, Illinois.
Is Pepper Ridge Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pepper Ridge Elementary School 965th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pepper Ridge Elementary School?
White 59%, Black 15%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 9% (299 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pepper Ridge Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61705 is $387K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.