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Parkside Jr High School vs Bloomington Jr High School

Parkside Jr High School and Bloomington Jr High School are very closely rated, both scoring around 5.5 out of 10. Bloomington Jr High School is significantly larger with 997 students, about 1.7× the size of Parkside Jr High School (586). In math proficiency, Parkside Jr High School leads at 32.0%.

Attendance data is under correction. A public school's existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating shown here may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Parkside Jr High School

Normal, IL

5.5/10
Middle School6th – 8th

586 students

Bloomington Jr High School

Bloomington, IL

5.8/10
Middle School6th – 8th

997 students

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Ratings Comparison

MetricParkside Jr High SchoolBloomington Jr High School
Overall Rating5.5 / 105.8 / 10
Academic Score4.94.4
Growth Score5.56.6
Diversity Index——
Free/Reduced Lunch46.9%66.8%
Environment Score6.46.4
State Rank#2,672 of 3,814#2,406 of 3,814
State Percentile30th37th

Test Scores

SubjectParkside Jr High SchoolBloomington Jr High School
Math Proficiency32.0%16.0%
Math (State Avg)——
ELA Proficiency42.0%25.0%
ELA (State Avg)——

School Details

DetailParkside Jr High SchoolBloomington Jr High School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment586997
Student-Teacher Ratio13.0:111.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch46.9%66.8%
DistrictMcLean County USD 5Bloomington SD 87
CityNormalBloomington

Neighborhood

MetricNormal (61761)Bloomington (61701)
Median Household Income$66,642$55,882
Median Home Value$200,900$138,600
Median Rent$976$873
College Educated (Bachelor's+)52.5%36.7%
Poverty Rate21.3%17.0%
Avg Commute17 min16 min
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