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Limestone Walters Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

8223 W Smithville Rd, Peoria, IL 61607 · (309) 697-3035 · Part of Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316

Limestone Township’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Illinois school districts

Students
169
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Limestone Walters Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Limestone Township kids: Limestone Community High School

On the path

Where Limestone Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Limestone Walters Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Limestone Community High Schoolin Peoria

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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).

8223 W Smithville Rd, Peoria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K8
Kindergarten10
Grade 18
Grade 218
Grade 317
Grade 428
Grade 518
Grade 627
Grade 718
Grade 817
Enrollment over time
201’20
197’21
194’22
186’23
169’24

Down 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Limestone Walters Elem School from Limestone Township families.

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; Limestone Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.