Photo: Natalie Fee · CC BY-SA 4.0Creve Coeur’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Creve Coeur, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Creve Coeur, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Creve Coeur’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 662 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Creve Coeur’s, its schools beat 56%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Creve Coeur School District 76 spends $15,774 per student and East Peoria Community High School District 309 $19,409, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Creve Coeur’s grade
C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #517 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Creve Coeur, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Creve Coeur
LaSalle Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 262 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Creve Coeur
Parkview Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 193 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Creve Coeur
Parkview Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 193 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Creve Coeur
Parkview Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 193 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Creve Coeur
Parkview Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 193 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Creve Coeur · depends on your address
Pekin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,712 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
East Peoria High School
Grades 9–12 · 823 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Peoria
10th grade in Creve Coeur · depends on your address
Pekin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,712 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
East Peoria High School
Grades 9–12 · 823 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Peoria
11th grade in Creve Coeur · depends on your address
Pekin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,712 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
East Peoria High School
Grades 9–12 · 823 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Peoria
12th grade in Creve Coeur · depends on your address
Pekin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,712 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
East Peoria High School
Grades 9–12 · 823 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Peoria
Parts of Creve Coeur (5% of its land) are served by North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Creve Coeur
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Creve Coeur vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Creve Coeur’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Creve Coeur | C+ | Creve Coeur School District 76 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| East Peoria | C | East Peoria School District 86 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 |
| Pekin | — | Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| Limestone | C+ | Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria | B− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria City | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| North Pekin | B− | North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| Groveland | B | Morton Community Unit School District 709 PK–12 · Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · East Peoria School District 86 PK–8 |
| Marquette Heights | B− | North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
4 of the 8 neighbors share Pekin Community High School District 303 with Creve Coeur for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Creve Coeur
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Creve Coeur’s schools
Are Creve Coeur’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Creve Coeur children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #517 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Creve Coeur in?
Creve Coeur School District 76, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 455 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Creve Coeur are served by North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102.
Where do Creve Coeur kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Pekin Community High School and East Peoria High School.
What is Creve Coeur’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Pekin Community High School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Creve Coeur spend per student?
$15,774 in Creve Coeur School District 76, $19,409 in East Peoria Community High School District 309 and $17,291 in Pekin Community High School District 303 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Creve Coeur families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.