Is Kingsley Junior High School a good school?

Kingsley Junior High School ranks 612 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kingsley Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 753 students attended Kingsley Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Junior High School?

Students at Kingsley Junior High School are 64% White, 17% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Kingsley Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Kingsley Junior High School usually go on to attend Normal Community West High School

Kingsley Junior High School

Summary:

Kingsley Junior High School is a public middle school located in Normal, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 753 students. It is part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, which is ranked 420 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsley Junior High School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to nearby schools like Evans Junior High School and Chiddix Junior High School. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 41.1% of Kingsley students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 54.5% at Evans and 47.6% at Chiddix. The school also struggles with achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with Asian and multi-racial students performing the lowest among Illinois middle schools, while female and special education students perform better relative to their peers statewide. Additionally, Kingsley has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2019-2020 to 26.7% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

The lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism at Kingsley Junior High School may be linked to the school's higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (38.25% free/reduced lunch recipients in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby Evans (36.93%) and Chiddix (30.3%) schools. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and a focus on equity and student support could be crucial for improving Kingsley's overall outcomes and providing a better educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

303 Kingsley St
Normal, IL 61761-2941

(309) 557-4407

District: McLean County Unified School District 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
612^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,431

Students who attend Kingsley Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Normal Community West High School

Feeder schools for Kingsley Junior High School:

Elementary:	Glenn Elementary School
	Hudson Elementary School
	Northpoint Elementary School
	Oakdale Elementary School
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	Sugar Creek Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 753

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kingsley Junior High School ranks better than 55.1% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Kingsley Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the McLean County Unified School District 5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kingsley Junior High School is $13,431, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the McLean County Unified School District 5!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kingsley Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingsley Junior High School 612^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kingsley Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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McLean County Unified School District 5:

SchoolDigger ranks McLean County Unified School District 5 420^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kingsley Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	82.68	170^th	1204	85.9%
2005	74.66	326^th	1209	73.0%
2006	70.02	393^rd	1272	69.1%
2007	71.77	351^st	1287	72.7%
2008	67.94	454^th	1293	64.9%
2009	69.75	428^th	1318	67.5%
2010	71.28	400^th	1327	69.9%
2011	69.16	449^th	1344	66.6%
2012	65.18	511^th	1365	62.6%
2013	75.63	300^th	1367	78.1%
2014	78.07	252^nd	1322	80.9%
2016	67.74	344^th	1294	73.4%
2017	67.65	345^th	1293	73.3%
2018	64.82	395^th	1293	69.5%
2019	66.88	397^th	1356	70.7%
2021	51.41	496^th	1241	60.0%
2022	48.51	619^th	1369	54.8%
2023	45.78	668^th	1367	51.1%
2024	48.09	612^th	1363	55.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.38	96^th	164	41.5%
2019	35.57	111^th	179	38.0%
2021	26.39	65^th	97	33.0%
2022	33.59	123^rd	195	36.9%
2023	18.17	159^th	194	18.0%
2024	17.52	149^th	184	19.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.35	238^th	602	60.5%
2019	48.38	282^nd	792	64.4%
2021	39.36	286^th	548	47.8%
2022	33.78	507^th	781	35.1%
2023	35.91	453^rd	805	43.7%
2024	44.99	343^rd	802	57.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.29	710^th	1161	38.8%
2019	48.19	586^th	1217	51.8%
2021	34.19	673^rd	1019	34.0%
2022	30.23	879^th	1221	28.0%
2023	30.97	878^th	1234	28.8%
2024	29.47	870^th	1219	28.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.77	363^rd	1226	70.4%
2019	69.06	338^th	1276	73.5%
2021	46.86	488^th	1017	52.0%
2022	45.90	621^st	1286	51.7%
2023	47.04	603^rd	1275	52.7%
2024	49.98	550^th	1251	56.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.79	326^th	674	51.6%
2024	35.76	376^th	639	41.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.35	396^th	1223	67.6%
2019	62.60	411^th	1296	68.3%
2021	47.93	462^nd	1048	55.9%
2022	50.01	551^st	1286	57.2%
2023	43.48	649^th	1292	49.8%
2024	44.72	618^th	1264	51.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.01	60^th	209	71.3%
2019	52.11	103^rd	201	48.8%
2022	27.59	157^th	198	20.7%
2023	24.41	159^th	192	17.2%
2024	48.48	105^th	184	42.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.18	213^th	511	58.3%
2019	47.87	241^st	565	57.3%
2021	44.48	168^th	385	56.4%
2022	37.83	324^th	573	43.5%
2023	33.35	376^th	569	33.9%
2024	26.52	434^th	548	20.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.10	193^rd	590	67.3%
2019	59.50	198^th	639	69.0%
2022	48.28	297^th	662	55.1%
2023	38.54	383^rd	661	42.1%
2024	38.97	357^th	643	44.5%

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Rank History for White students at Kingsley Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.87	404^th	889	54.6%
2019	56.35	368^th	905	59.3%
2021	41.34	446^th	813	45.1%
2022	37.38	543^rd	898	39.5%
2023	38.04	554^th	895	38.1%
2024	41.72	499^th	875	43.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Kingsley Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	756	167	37	41	3	n/a	n/a	0	1004
2005	736	173	33	45	1	n/a	n/a	22	1010
2006	697	150	29	46	1	n/a	n/a	53	976
2007	700	155	39	50	0	n/a	n/a	59	1003
2008	690	150	45	51	3	n/a	n/a	60	999
2009	714	147	61	46	5	n/a	n/a	60	1033
2010	692	138	58	51	7	n/a	n/a	62	1008
2011	735	142	58	73	3	1	60	0	1072
2012	603	101	44	59	4	1	46	0	858
2013	624	105	48	68	2	0	47	0	894
2014	620	107	55	62	2	1	51	0	898
2015	617	114	54	63	6	1	59	0	914
2016	602	119	51	57	5	0	53	0	887
2017	587	113	55	47	1	1	64	0	868
2018	589	113	48	36	2	1	55	0	844
2019	575	117	44	38	2	1	61	0	838
2020	544	139	49	38	2	0	57	0	829
2021	535	164	46	38	2	0	57	0	842
2022	524	139	49	43	1	0	59	0	815
2023	485	128	38	51	0	0	51	0	753

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kingsley Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1004	64.8	15.5	20.4
2005	1010	59.8	16.9	24.7
2006	976	65.0	15.0	24.5
2007	1003	54.0	18.6	27.1
2008	999	54.0	18.5	29.2
2009	1033	67.2	15.4	28.6
2010	1008	70.3	14.3	28.9
2011	1072	67.0	16.0	27.5
2012	858	55.0	15.6	25.9
2013	894	78.4	11.3	27.1
2014	898	54.9	16.3	27.2
2015	914	57.0	16.0	32.4
2016	887	56.0	15.8	30.2
2017	868	53.8	16.1	33.2
2018	844	54.0	15.6	27.1
2019	838	51.7	16.2	28.6
2020	829	54.2	15.2	32.8
2021	842	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	815	55.2	14.7	34.5
2023	753	53.0	14.2	38.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kingsley Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	1004	64.8	15.5	20.4
2005	1010	59.8	16.9	24.7
2006	976	65.0	15.0	24.5
2007	1003	54.0	18.6	27.1
2008	999	54.0	18.5	29.2
2009	1033	67.2	15.4	28.6
2010	1008	70.3	14.3	28.9
2011	1072	67.0	16.0	27.5
2012	858	55.0	15.6	25.9
2013	894	78.4	11.3	27.1
2014	898	54.9	16.3	27.2
2015	914	57.0	16.0	32.4
2016	887	56.0	15.8	30.2
2017	868	53.8	16.1	33.2
2018	844	54.0	15.6	27.1
2019	838	51.7	16.2	28.6
2020	829	54.2	15.2	32.8
2021	842	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	815	55.2	14.7	34.5
2023	753	53.0	14.2	38.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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