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Porta Central

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

1500 Owen Ave, Petersburg, IL 62675 · (217) 632-7781 · Part of Porta Community Unit School District 202

Petersburg’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about Porta Central

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Petersburg kids: Porta High School

On the path

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

PK–2Petersburg Elem School335 students
3–6Porta CentralYou are here
7–12Porta High School411 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Owen Ave, Petersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 365
Grade 473
Grade 581
Grade 669
Enrollment over time
268’20
268’21
281’22
275’23
288’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Porta Central from Petersburg families.

Other schools in Porta Community Unit School District 202

The district →
Petersburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Petersburg
335 students13:1
Porta High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Petersburg
B
411 students13:1

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