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Fairview Elem School

Normal, IL · McLean County USD 5

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, midsize

1,180th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 44% Declining

416 Fairview St, Normal, IL 61761

(309)557-4415NCES ID 172862002999Directory 202324

299
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
54%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
25.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Fairview Elem School 1,180th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 44% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 66th in 2019 to 44th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%44%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Fairview Elem School
50%
IL average
52%
Math
Fairview Elem School
29%
IL average
38%
Science
Fairview Elem School
43%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Fairview Elem School IL average
25%50%75%50%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Fairview Elem School IL average
25%50%75%29%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Fairview Elem School IL average
25%50%75%43%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%67%57%31%28%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%46%17%15%9%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%62%17%201920202024no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: 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 (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic13%White41%Black33%Two+11%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 13%White 41%Black 33%Two or more races 11%87%9%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White54.5%40.8% 13.7 pts
Black29.6%32.8% 3.2 pts
Hispanic7.5%12.7% 5.2 pts
Two or more races5.6%10.7% 5.1 pts
Asian2.5%2.7% 0.2 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $268K in zip 61761 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

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What school district is Fairview Elem School in?

Fairview Elem School is part of the McLean County USD 5 district in Normal, Illinois.

Is Fairview Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Fairview Elem School 1,180th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 44% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elem School?

White 41%, Black 33%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 11% (299 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Fairview Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61761 is $268K 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.