Summary:
East Peoria CHSD 309 has one school, East Peoria High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 823 students. With no other local schools to compare, the clearest picture comes from its results against state rates. In 2025–2026, the school was below the state in eight of nine tested subject and grade comparisons, making below-state proficiency the most important overall finding.
East Peoria High School’s strongest result was grade 9 ELA: 62.1% proficient, compared with 61.5% statewide, or about 1 point higher. Its largest shortfalls were in grade 10 science, at 26% versus 48% statewide (22 points lower), and grade 10 ELA, at 33% versus 54% (21 points lower). SchoolDigger’s current listing ranks the school 630th of 738, in the 15th percentile, with one star; its 2025–2026 rank-history entry reports 451st of 620, in the 27th percentile, also with one star.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025: grade 9 ELA rose 17 points to 62%, while grade 10 ELA fell 8 points to 33%; grade 9 math rose 10 points, while grade 10 science fell 7. Across the nine matched comparisons, the school’s average proficiency increased from 34% to 35%, and its average gap from the state narrowed from about 14 points to 12. Completion indicators are more favorable: the 2025–2026 graduation rate was 94%, 4 points above the state, and the dropout rate was 1%, 1 point below; chronic absenteeism was 25%, 1 point above the state. The student–teacher ratio was 14.4 in 2024–2025, and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. These figures provide context, but do not establish what explains the test results.
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