Normal Community West High School
501 North Parkside Rd
Normal IL, 61761, Mclean County
Phone: 309-888-6060
Ranking: 
(130 out of 666, top 20%)*
(130 out of 666, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: McLean County Unit School District 5
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 99 | 165 | 101 | 108 | 120 | 118 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,553 | 1,586 | 1,643 | 1,648 | 1,700 | 1,714 | 1,675 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 441 | 28.4% | 427 | 26.9% | 457 | 27.8% | 431 | 26.2% | 473 | 27.8% | 479 | 27.9% | 478 | 28.5% |
| Grade 10: | 383 | 24.7% | 419 | 26.4% | 386 | 23.5% | 439 | 26.6% | 454 | 26.7% | 463 | 27.0% | 456 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 395 | 25.4% | 354 | 22.3% | 412 | 25.1% | 393 | 23.8% | 394 | 23.2% | 411 | 24.0% | 372 | 22.2% |
| Grade 12: | 334 | 21.5% | 386 | 24.3% | 388 | 23.6% | 385 | 23.4% | 379 | 22.3% | 360 | 21.0% | 369 | 22.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 788 | 50.7% | 782 | 49.3% | 811 | 49.4% | 840 | 51.0% | 808 | 47.5% | 807 | 47.1% | 807 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 765 | 49.3% | 804 | 50.7% | 832 | 50.6% | 808 | 49.0% | 796 | 46.8% | 831 | 48.5% | 811 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 20 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 74 | 4.8% | 77 | 4.9% | 88 | 5.4% | 92 | 5.6% | 65 | 3.8% | 67 | 3.9% | 54 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 186 | 12.0% | 207 | 13.1% | 202 | 12.3% | 218 | 13.2% | 215 | 12.6% | 247 | 14.4% | 231 | 13.8% |
| White: | 1,185 | 76.3% | 1,206 | 76.0% | 1,257 | 76.5% | 1,254 | 76.1% | 1,311 | 77.1% | 1,311 | 76.5% | 1,318 | 78.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 78 | 5.0% | 68 | 4.3% | 67 | 4.1% | 58 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 26.5% | 441 | 27.8% | 173 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 258 | 15.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.62 | 9.62 | 16.31 | 15.31 | 14.21 | 14.50 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.8% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 64.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 65.4% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 68.1% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.4% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66.9% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 62.9% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 58.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.7% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.9% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 62.0% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.3% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 67.8% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.1% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 69.8% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 64.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 65.6% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.4% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 57.6% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 61.2% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 62.0% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 62.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 66.5% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.3% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.5% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 65.6% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 61.9% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 60.6% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 62.7% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 62.4% | 49.4% |
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* Normal Community West High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.