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Best Public Schools in Pekin, IL

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At a glance

Schools

4,833

Students

Districts

Top rankedRankin Elementary School852^nd of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rankin Elementary School up 158 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Edison Junior High School 10 students per teacher

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Summary:

Pekin, Illinois, has 12 schools serving elementary through high school, with reported enrollment ranging from 139 to 1,712 students. In 2025–2026, the average “All Grades” ELA result was 46% across 11 schools, 11 percentage points below the state; the average math result was 32% across nine schools with exact results, 7 points below. The most important finding is that area averages hide wide differences in results between schools and grade levels.

Rankin Elementary School stands out in the upper grades: grade 8 proficiency was 94% in ELA and 77% in math, respectively 31 and 42 points above state results. Scott Altman Primary School led the reported elementary grade 3 results, with 57% proficient in ELA and 59% in math, 9 points above state figures in both. At the lower end, C B Smith Elementary School had grade 3 results of 20% in ELA and 25% in math—28 and 25 points below state results. Broadmoor Junior High School also had a low grade 7 ELA result: 35%, 23 points below the state.

Results improved modestly overall, but the pattern differed by subject: average ELA rose 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 while the state rose 3 points, slightly widening the gap; average math rose 2 points while the state rose 1, narrowing the gap. Similar income measures do not guarantee similar results: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 65% at Washington Intermediate School and 66% at Wilson Intermediate School, while Washington’s “All Grades” ELA and math results were higher by 9 and 7 points. SchoolDigger rankings also fell from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 at Broadmoor (33rd to 17th percentile) and Edison Junior High School (43rd to 26th); rankings and test-score changes reflect different measures.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tazewell County Area EFE 320	Public	9-12	200 S 2nd St Ste 12	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Mason/Tazewell/Woodford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 353-5011	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Broadmoor Junior High School	Public	7-8	501 Maywood Ave	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4731	387	29	13.3	57.4%	341 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	18.1	937^th of 1126 public middle schools	16.8%		28.6	958^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.0%	21											35.1					34.8	56.5	45.2					19.7	21.9	20.7	95.9%		$16,726	$1,581	$15,146
Willow Elementary School	Public	K-3	1110 Veerman St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4716	192	14	14.2	75.0%	175 (91.1%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)												50.0						50.0	42.9						42.9	88.4%		$21,861	$1,809	$20,052
Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	1400 Earl St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4732	271	27	10.0	51.3%	236 (87.1%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	26.2	834^th of 1126 public middle schools	25.9%		43.6	723^rd of 1368 public middle schools	47.1%	111											37.9					48.5	56.8	52.7					27.7	26.5	27.1	98.1%		$19,325	$1,346	$17,978
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-3	900 S Capitol St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4712	290	20	14.8	73.4%	251 (86.6%)	8 (2.8%)	11 (3.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)												41.6						42.3	33.8						33.3	82.4%		$19,042	$1,738	$17,304
C B Smith Elementary School	Public	K-3	1314 Matilda St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4713	264	18	15.0	75.4%	223 (84.5%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)								(n/a)												19.5						19.5	24.7						24.7	93.3%		$18,585	$1,830	$16,755
Wilson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Koch St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4722	600	39	15.3	65.5%	520 (86.7%)	14 (2.3%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)								(n/a)										39.7			48.3	41.7	56.2			48.8		16.8	12.6	27.5			19.0	97.4%		$14,912	$1,446	$13,466
L E Starke Elementary School	Public	K-3	1610 Holiday Dr	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4714	139	13	11.1	62.6%	114 (82.0%)	4 (2.9%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)												37.8						37.8								81.3%		$19,254	$1,955	$17,299
Scott Altman Primary School	Public	K-3	1730 Highwood Ave	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4715	189	11	18.0	57.7%	170 (89.9%)	5 (2.6%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)												57.1						57.1	58.5						58.5	98.2%		$17,429	$1,113	$16,316
Dirksen Elementary School	Public	K-3	1000 Koch St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4711	165	11	15.7	72.7%	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)												32.5						32.5								93.1%		$15,889	$1,161	$14,729
Washington Intermediate School	Public	4-6	501 Washington St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4721	428	32	13.3	64.7%	373 (87.1%)	8 (1.9%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)										38.5			57.9	54.1	60.1			57.5		34.5	17.0	25.8			25.9	96.6%		$15,315	$1,195	$14,119
Pekin Community High School	Public	9-12	1903 Court St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin Central School District 303	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 347-4101	1,712	110	15.5	44.6%	1,537 (89.8%)	26 (1.5%)	64 (3.7%)	18 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.5%)	38.3	396^th of 620 public high schools	36.1%		45.1	392^nd of 698 public high schools	43.8%	4	58.8	51.7	32.2	28.4	39.3	42.8	39.6	28.8	34.1																	99%		$19,193	$984	$18,210
Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-8	13716 5th St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Rankin Central School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 346-3182	196	19	10.1	30.1%	177 (90.3%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	48.9	852^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.5	1010^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.9%	158										50.0		47.6		68.2	52.0	76.2	94.1	59.2					52.4	76.5	37.7	97.1%		$24,262	$695	$23,567

Cities Near Pekin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marquette Heights	4.1 mi	2	388^th
North Pekin	4.18 mi	2
Peoria	5.13 mi	47	688^th
South Pekin	5.15 mi	1	762^nd
Creve Coeur	5.74 mi	2	749^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.