Kingsley Jr High School
Normal, IL · McLean County USD 5
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, midsize
441st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 36%▼ Declining
303 Kingsley St, Normal, IL 61761
(309)557-4407NCES ID 172862005695Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Kingsley Jr High School 441st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 36th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (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.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2024), 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.
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 730 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 68.6% | 62.1% | ▼ 6.5 pts | |
| Black | 13.2% | 16.4% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.8% | 8.5% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 7.8% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Asian | 5.4% | 5.2% | ▼ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Kingsley Jr High School
- #324Chiddix Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 0.9 mi away324th of 685
ELA 56% ▲10 · Math 36% ▲7Compare - #475Parkside Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 1.4 mi away475th of 685
ELA 46% = · Math 24% ▼5Compare - #571Bloomington Jr High SchoolBloomington SD 87 · 1.8 mi away571st of 685
ELA 35% ▼11 · Math 18% ▼11Compare - #220Evans Junior High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 6 mi away220th of 685
ELA 66% ▲20 · Math 42% ▲13Compare - #84Tri-Valley Middle SchoolTri Valley CUSD 3 · 10.6 mi away84th of 685
ELA 76% ▲30 · Math 61% ▲32Compare - #133Lexington Jr High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 14.8 mi away133rd of 685
ELA 82% ▲36 · Math 44% ▲15Compare - #294Olympia Middle SchoolOlympia CUSD 16 · 15.2 mi away294th of 685
ELA 60% ▲14 · Math 37% ▲8Compare - #417LeRoy Junior High SchoolLeRoy CUSD 2 · 16.9 mi away417th of 685
ELA 44% ▼2 · Math 35% ▲6Compare
What school district is Kingsley Jr High School in?
Kingsley Jr High School is part of the McLean County USD 5 district in Normal, Illinois.
Is Kingsley Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Kingsley Jr High School 441st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Jr High School?
White 62%, Black 16%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 8% (730 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Kingsley Jr High 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.