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Schools in Pekin Township

Pekin Township’s public schools

Pekin Community High School District 303, Pekin Public School District108 and North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pekin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
21%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pekin Public School District108
Students per teacher
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
3,913 students on the public path
In brief

Pekin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pekin Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Willow Elem School places highest (better than 68%); C B Smith Elem School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pekin Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Pekin Community High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pekin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–12Pekin Community High SchoolPekin Community High School District 303B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pekin Community High School District 303.

Three districts serve Pekin Township

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

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
Pekin Public School District108Grades PK–8 · 11 schools · 3,126 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,938IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
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+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–8, Pekin Public School District10820%
State average 29.9% · 1958 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pekin Public School District10816%
State average 25.8% · 1657 students tested
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

Pekin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pekin Township—Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
HollisCIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 PK–12 · Hollis Consolidated School District 328 K–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
GrovelandBMorton Community Unit School District 709 PK–12 · Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · East Peoria School District 86 PK–8
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
CincinnatiBRankin Community School District 98 K–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
Pekin (city)CPekin Public School District108 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
LimestoneC+Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
Peoria CityC−Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
PeoriaB−Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
FondulacCEast Peoria School District 86 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12

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

Every school in Pekin Township

10 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).

District schools in Pekin Townshipby address
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
D
290 students15:1Rate it →
C B Smith Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
D
264 students15:1Rate it →
Willow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B+
192 students14:1Rate it →
L E Starke Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pekin
B
139 students11:1Rate it →
Washington Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Pekin
B−
428 students13:1Rate it →
Georgetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Marquette Hts
B−
230 students13:1Rate it →
Broadmoor Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pekin
C+
387 students13:1Rate it →
Edison Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pekin
B−
271 students10:1Rate it →
Pekin Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pekin
B−
1,712 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Joseph Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pekin
Private · Catholic
102 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Schramm Education Center, Rogers Academy and Tazewell Co Area EFE RDS).

Questions about Pekin Township’s schools

Are Pekin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pekin Township. Pekin Community High School District 303, Pekin Public School District108 and North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pekin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pekin Township in?

Pekin Community High School District 303, Pekin Public School District108 and North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102.

Where do Pekin Township kids go to high school?

Pekin Community High School.

Are there private schools in Pekin Township?

Yes: St. Joseph Catholic School (grades PK–8, 102 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.