Top Rankings
ISU Laboratory Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 449 students in ISU Laboratory Schools. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in ISU Laboratory School have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,101 Schools
# Students
1,078 Students
1,187,076 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
89,872 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
ISU Laboratory Schools, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#39 out of 865 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
9%
6%
% Hispanic
9%
28%
% Black
5%
17%
% White
69%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best ISU Laboratory Schools Public Elementary Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Thomas Metcalf School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Isu Campus Box 7000
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-7621
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-7621
Gr: PK-8 | 449 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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