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Best Elementary Schools
in McLean County USD 5

This page covers 16 elementary schools in McLean County USD 5. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Northpoint Elementary School
Grades KG–05456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
2
rank
Pepper Ridge Elementary School
Grades KG–05315 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Cedar Ridge Elem School
Grades KG–05357 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Prairieland Elementary School
Grades KG–05433 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
5
rank
Carlock Elem School
Grades KG–05120 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
6
rank
Colene Hoose Elem School
Grades KG–05430 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
7
rank
Hudson Elem School
Grades KG–05239 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
8
rank
Towanda Elem School
Grades KG–05189 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
9
rank
Benjamin Elem School
Grades KG–05613 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
10
rank
Glenn Elem School
Grades KG–05238 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,564
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6 more elementary schools in McLean County USD 5 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
26
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.