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Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

900 S Capitol St, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 477-4712 · Part of Pekin Public School District108

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Directions
Students
290
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pekin Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–3Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

900 S Capitol St, Pekin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 170
Grade 277
Grade 379
Enrollment over time
338’20
344’21
315’22
304’23
290’24

Down 14.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Pekin Township families.

Other schools in Pekin Public School District108

The district →
Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pekin
201 students22:1
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
Dirksen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B−
165 students16:1
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; Pekin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.