Illinois Waterway Project Office · Photo: Grogan, Brian · Public domainPeoria’s public schools score below 52% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Peoria, 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’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1248 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Peoria’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% 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 ↓
18 elementary schools, then 14 middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Peoria’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Illinois school districts, #467 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peoria, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Peoria · depends on your address
Hickory Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 865 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr
Grades PK · 584 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 378 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Parts of Peoria (4% and 4% of its land) are served by 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.
Three districts serve Peoria
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Peoria vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Peoria’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria | B− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria City | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Richwoods | C− | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Peoria Heights | C− | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| West Peoria | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Pleasant Valley School District 62 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Medina | A | Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 |
| Kickapoo | B+ | Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · 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 |
| 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 |
| Pekin | — | Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 PK–8 · 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 |
| Radnor | A | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 |
4 of the 13 neighbors share Limestone Community High School District 310 with Peoria for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Peoria
32 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).
Questions about Peoria’s schools
Are Peoria’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Peoria children attend score below 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #467 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Peoria in?
Limestone Community High School District 310, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 898 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Peoria are served by Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 and Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321.
Where do Peoria kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Richwoods High School, Peoria High School, Dunlap High School, Limestone Community High School, Manual High School and Rolling Acres Middle School.
What is Peoria’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 spend per student?
$16,719 in Limestone Community High School District 310, $20,070 in Peoria School District 150 and $13,871 in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Peoria 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.