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Schools in North Pekin · North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102, Pekin Community High School District 303

North Pekin’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving North Pekin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 23% of North Pekin’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pekin Community High School District 303
Students per teacher
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,165 students on the public path
In brief

North Pekin’s schools, in brief

North Pekin runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Marquette Elem School (PK–3) and Georgetown Middle School (4–8) are North Pekin’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Pekin Community High School District 303 with Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Groveland, Marquette Heights, Pekin, Pekin, Sand Prairie, South Pekin and Spring Lake: Pekin Community High School in Pekin. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% 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

North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 spends $15,325 per student and Pekin Community High School District 303 $17,291, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind North Pekin’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1451)Better than 53%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 657 test results and a graduating class of 367 could put North Pekin anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of North Pekin’s students in the tested grades sat them (660 in math, 654 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Pekin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Marquette Elem Schoolin Marquette HeightsNo scores
4–8Georgetown Middle Schoolin Marquette HtsB−
9–12Pekin Community High Schoolin PekinB−

North Pekin runs its own schools through grade 8 (North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102). From grade 9, students attend the Pekin Community High School District 303, shared with Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Groveland, Marquette Heights, Pekin, Pekin, Sand Prairie, South Pekin and Spring Lake. Its elementary school is in Marquette Heights. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve North Pekin

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

North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 453 students, up 46% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,325IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Pekin Community High School District 303Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,712 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 10226%
State average 29.9% · 266 students tested
Math · PK–8, North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 10218%
State average 25.8% · 234 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30321%
State average 29.9% · 388 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30322%
State average 25.8% · 426 students tested

North Pekin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share North Pekin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
North PekinB−North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
PekinCPekin Public School District108 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
Marquette HeightsB−North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
Creve CoeurC+Creve Coeur School District 76 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Pekin Community High School District 303 with North Pekin for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in North Pekin

3 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).

Also serving North Pekinin other towns
Marquette Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Marquette Heights
223 students14:1Rate it →
Georgetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Marquette Hts
B−
230 students13:1Rate it →
Pekin Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pekin
B−
1,712 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about North Pekin’s schools

Are North Pekin’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools North Pekin children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is North Pekin in?

Two districts: North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 runs grades PK–8, and Pekin Community High School District 303 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Groveland, Marquette Heights, Pekin, Pekin, Sand Prairie, South Pekin and Spring Lake.

Where do North Pekin kids go to high school?

Pekin Community High School in Pekin, with 1,712 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is North Pekin’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 North Pekin spend per student?

$15,325 in North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 and $17,291 in Pekin Community High School District 303 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.