Parkside Jr High School
Normal, IL · McLean County USD 5
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, midsize
475th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 31%▼ Declining
101 N Parkside Rd, Normal, IL 61761
(309)557-4408NCES ID 172862003004Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Parkside Jr High School 475th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 31% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 55th in 2019 to 31th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (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.
Asian (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.
Hispanic (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 586 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 72.8% | 60.6% | ▼ 12.2 pts | |
| Black | 12.7% | 18.3% | ▲ 5.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 12.8% | ▲ 6.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.4 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Parkside Jr High School
- #441Kingsley Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 1.4 mi away441st of 685
ELA 46% = · Math 29% ▲5Compare - #324Chiddix Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 2.3 mi away324th of 685
ELA 56% ▲10 · Math 36% ▲12Compare - #571Bloomington Jr High SchoolBloomington SD 87 · 3 mi away571st of 685
ELA 35% ▼11 · Math 18% ▼6Compare - #220Evans Junior High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 7 mi away220th of 685
ELA 66% ▲20 · Math 42% ▲18Compare - #84Tri-Valley Middle SchoolTri Valley CUSD 3 · 11.7 mi away84th of 685
ELA 76% ▲30 · Math 61% ▲37Compare - #294Olympia Middle SchoolOlympia CUSD 16 · 14.2 mi away294th of 685
ELA 60% ▲14 · Math 37% ▲13Compare - #133Lexington Jr High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 15.7 mi away133rd of 685
ELA 82% ▲36 · Math 44% ▲20Compare - #243EPG Middle SchoolEl Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 · 17.5 mi away243rd of 685
ELA 62% ▲16 · Math 43% ▲19Compare
What school district is Parkside Jr High School in?
Parkside Jr High School is part of the McLean County USD 5 district in Normal, Illinois.
Is Parkside Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Parkside Jr High School 475th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 31% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Parkside Jr High School?
White 61%, Black 18%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 7% (586 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Parkside 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.