Peoria City Township’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 11% of Peoria City Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Peoria City Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Peoria City Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Limestone Community High School District 310 spends $16,719 per student and Peoria School District 150 $20,070, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Peoria Christian School (private), Peoria Notre Dame High School (private), St. Philomena School (private), St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (private), St. Mark School (private), Christ Lutheran School (private), Concordia Lutheran School (private), Northminster Learning Center (private), Peoria Academy (private), Aletheia School (private), Methodist Family Child Care (private), Holy Family Parish School (private), 123 You N Me Preschool (private), High Road School of Peoria (private), El Vista Baptist Academy (private), Light House Academy (private) and Peoria Hebrew Day School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Peoria City Township’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #674 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peoria City Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Peoria City Township · depends on your address
Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr
Grades PK · 584 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Peoria
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 378 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Peoria
Peoria City Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Peoria School District 150). From grade 9, students attend the Limestone Community High School District 310, shared with Bartonville, Bellevue, Hollis, Kickapoo, Limestone, Norwood, Peoria and West Peoria. Parts of Peoria City Township (13%, 5% and 4% of its land) are served by Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 and Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Peoria City Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Peoria City Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Peoria City Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria City Township | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria | B− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Richwoods | C− | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Kickapoo | B+ | Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria Heights | C− | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Medina | A | Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 |
| West Peoria | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Pleasant Valley School District 62 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Fondulac | C | East Peoria School District 86 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 |
| Limestone | C+ | Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Spring Bay | B+ | Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 PK–8 · County of Woodford School 9–12 |
| Pekin | — | Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| Creve Coeur | C+ | Creve Coeur School District 76 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| East Peoria | C | East Peoria School District 86 PK–8 · East Peoria Community High School District 309 9–12 |
4 of the 12 neighbors share Limestone Community High School District 310 with Peoria City Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Peoria City Township
41 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).
Left off: 8 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Greeley Alternative School, Peoria Educ Reg for Empl Traing, Robert A Jamieson School, Day Treatment, Knoxville Cntr Student Success, Woodruff Career & Tech Center, Online Learning Academy and Knoxville Safe School Program).
Questions about Peoria City Township’s schools
Are Peoria City Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Peoria City Township children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #674 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Peoria City Township in?
Two districts: Peoria School District 150 runs grades PK–12, and Limestone Community High School District 310 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bartonville, Bellevue, Hollis, Kickapoo, Limestone, Norwood, Peoria and West Peoria.
Where do Peoria City Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Richwoods High School, Peoria High School, Manual High School and Rolling Acres Middle School.
What is Peoria City Township’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Peoria School District 150 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Peoria City Township spend per student?
$16,719 in Limestone Community High School District 310 and $20,070 in Peoria School District 150 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Peoria City Township?
Yes: Peoria Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 612 students), Peoria Notre Dame High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 480 students), St. Philomena School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 475 students), St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 253 students), St. Mark School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 175 students), Christ Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 171 students), Concordia Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 160 students), Northminster Learning Center (religious, grades PK–K, 153 students), Peoria Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 134 students), Aletheia School (religious, grades K–10, 132 students), Methodist Family Child Care (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 132 students), Holy Family Parish School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 112 students), 123 You N Me Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 69 students), High Road School of Peoria (special education, grades 1–12, 42 students), El Vista Baptist Academy (religious, grades PK–10, 31 students), Light House Academy (religious, grades K–8, 19 students) and Peoria Hebrew Day School (religious, grades PK–4, 10 students).
Parents talk
What Peoria City Township families are saying about school.
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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.