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The Elise Ford Allen Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1704 W Aiken Ave, Peoria, IL 61605 · (309) 672-6574 · Part of Peoria School District 150

Peoria City Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
642
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about The Elise Ford Allen Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Peoria City Township kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

K–8The Elise Ford Allen AcademyYou are here
5–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
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 ↗

1704 W Aiken Ave, Peoria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten76
Grade 174
Grade 273
Grade 381
Grade 466
Grade 568
Grade 668
Grade 771
Grade 864
Grade 91
Enrollment over time
599’20
621’21
624’22
624’23
642’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 4%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Elise Ford Allen Academy from Peoria City Township families.

Other schools in Peoria School District 150

The district →
Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Peoria
584 students17:1
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Peoria
D
378 students12:1
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Peoria
D−
823 students15:1
Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Peoria
D−
794 students18:1
Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Peoria
D−
542 students13:1
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Peoria
D−
442 students15:1

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