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Schools in Peoria

Peoria’s public schools

Deer Trail School District 26J and Byers School District 32J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Peoria. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.9K
▼ 37% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024 · Byers School District 32J
Students per teacher
16.9
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
837 students on the public path
In brief

Peoria’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Peoria’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Byers Elementary School places highest (better than 67%); Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Peoria, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Byers Junior-Senior High School and Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Peoria, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Deer Trail School District 26J.

Two districts serve Peoria

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Deer Trail School District 26JGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 327 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,845CO $15,889 · FY2024
C−
Byers School District 32JGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 6,853 students, up 28% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$9,939CO $15,889 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Deer Trail School District 26J17%
State average 44.9% · 142 students tested
Math · PK–12, Deer Trail School District 26J27%
State average 31.8% · 142 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Byers School District 32J47%
State average 44.9% · 352 students tested
Math · PK–12, Byers School District 32J30%
State average 31.8% · 352 students tested

Peoria vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Peoria’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peoria—Deer Trail School District 26J PK–12 · Byers School District 32J PK–12

Every school in Peoria

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Peoriain other towns
Byers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Byers
B+
275 students18:1Rate it →
Deer Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deer Trail
C−
174 students15:1Rate it →
Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Deer Trail
D−
153 students12:1Rate it →
Byers Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Byers
B
235 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Peoria’s schools

Are Peoria’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Peoria. Deer Trail School District 26J and Byers School District 32J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Peoria. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Peoria in?

Deer Trail School District 26J and Byers School District 32J.

Where do Peoria kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Byers Junior-Senior High School and Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School.

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What Peoria families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.