Parkside Elementary School
1900 West College Ave
Normal IL, 61761, Mclean County
Phone: 309-862-5014
Ranking: 
(1,863 out of 3,028, bottom 38%)*
(1,863 out of 3,028, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: McLean County Unit School District 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 332 | 302 | 297 | 303 | 347 | 353 | 342 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 57 | 17.2% | 57 | 18.9% | 55 | 18.5% | 49 | 16.2% | 70 | 20.2% | 57 | 16.1% | 52 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 19.0% | 53 | 17.5% | 50 | 16.8% | 55 | 18.2% | 54 | 15.6% | 50 | 14.2% | 63 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 17.5% | 48 | 15.9% | 51 | 17.2% | 45 | 14.9% | 49 | 14.1% | 64 | 18.1% | 62 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 15.7% | 53 | 17.5% | 42 | 14.1% | 49 | 16.2% | 63 | 18.2% | 61 | 17.3% | 52 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 16.6% | 47 | 15.6% | 47 | 15.8% | 56 | 18.5% | 56 | 16.1% | 54 | 15.3% | 63 | 18.4% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 13.9% | 44 | 14.6% | 52 | 17.5% | 47 | 15.5% | 55 | 15.9% | 65 | 18.4% | 50 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 182 | 54.8% | 167 | 55.3% | 161 | 54.2% | 166 | 54.8% | 165 | 47.6% | 145 | 41.1% | 145 | 42.4% |
| Female: | 150 | 45.2% | 135 | 44.7% | 136 | 45.8% | 137 | 45.2% | 134 | 38.6% | 154 | 43.6% | 155 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 7.2% | 28 | 9.3% | 20 | 6.7% | 23 | 7.6% | 22 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.7% | 14 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 59 | 17.8% | 42 | 13.9% | 52 | 17.5% | 45 | 14.9% | 69 | 19.9% | 73 | 20.7% | 73 | 21.3% |
| White: | 215 | 64.8% | 199 | 65.9% | 195 | 65.7% | 202 | 66.7% | 209 | 60.2% | 207 | 58.6% | 212 | 62.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.9% | 25 | 8.4% | 30 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 48.8% | 120 | 39.7% | 78 | 26.3% | 135 | 44.6% | 141 | 40.6% | 137 | 38.8% | 126 | 36.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.3% | 27 | 8.9% | 57 | 19.2% | 22 | 7.3% | 22 | 6.3% | 31 | 8.8% | 20 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.87 | 13.16 | 14.85 | 15.15 | 14.46 | 16.00 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.4% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 88.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 91.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 92.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 92.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 92.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 94.0% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 69.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 69.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 75.7% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 73.4% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 80.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 80.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 81.6% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 84.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 82.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 85.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 73.0% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 90.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 92.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 91.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 90.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 93.0% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 92.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 81.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 82.1% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 83.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 85.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 83.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 89.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 91.5% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 89.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 90.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 89.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 91.3% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.4% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 83.9% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91.0% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 88.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 88.0% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 88.3% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 89.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 72.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 73.3% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.3% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 76.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 82.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 82.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 85.1% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 87.8% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 71.7% | 58.9% |
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* Parkside Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.