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B−

Dirksen Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

1000 Koch St, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 477-4711 · Part of Pekin Public School District108

Cincinnati Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
165
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Dirksen Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 Koch St, Pekin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten37
Grade 138
Grade 243
Grade 347
Enrollment over time
155’20
155’21
185’22
176’23
165’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dirksen Elementary School from Cincinnati Township families.

Other schools in Pekin Public School District108

The district →
Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pekin
201 students22:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
D
290 students15:1
C B Smith Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
D
264 students15:1
Willow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B+
192 students14:1
Scott Altman Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B−
189 students18:1
L E Starke Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B
139 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Cincinnati Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.