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Banner Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Banner Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dunlap, Illinois, serving 374 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Dunlap CUSD 323 district, which is ranked 71 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Banner Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 79.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and 71.7% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 61% is also well above the state average of 40.6%. Banner Elementary's performance is notably stronger than the district average, as well as nearby schools like Ridgeview Elementary and Dunlap Grade School.

While Banner Elementary has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 26.3% in 2023-2024 to 11.1% in 2024-2025, the school still has a slightly higher rate compared to the district average. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (13.1% in 2023-2024) suggests it serves a more affluent student population, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Overall, Banner Elementary is a standout school within the Dunlap CUSD 323 district, with a proven track record of academic excellence.

375

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,436

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12610 N Allen Rd
Dunlap, IL 61525-9415

(309) 243-7774

District: Dunlap CUSD 323

Students who attend Banner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dunlap Middle School
High:	Dunlap High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

Asian:

11.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (71% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg68%

Illinois avg44%

169^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Dunlap CUSD 323

71^st of 811Dunlap CUSD 323 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	169 of 2056	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	232 of 2067	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	209 of 2077	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	172 of 2082	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	172 of 1948	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	149 of 2086	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	98 of 2037	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	166 of 2044	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	194 of 2046	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	108 of 2052	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	173 of 2093	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	83 of 2167	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	185 of 2166	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	207 of 2147	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	86.3	93 of 2139	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.2	214 of 2120	89.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	130 of 2092	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	80.8	261 of 2095	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	404 of 2086	80.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.7	287 of 2022	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	554 of 2030	72.7%	★★★★☆
2003	88.0	86 of 2020	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	68 of 234	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	62 of 243	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	74 of 242	69.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	137 of 1049	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	168 of 1942	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	170 of 1942	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	265 of 1957	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	196 of 1970	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	224 of 1680	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	101 of 2019	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	92 of 1964	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	257 of 1800	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	640 of 1763	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	402 of 1816	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	189 of 1947	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	302 of 1959	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	196 of 1984	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	194 of 1977	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	189 of 1707	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	221 of 2019	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	116 of 1972	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	239 of 1292	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	276 of 1389	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	340 of 1392	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	333 of 1419	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	234 of 1425	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	182 of 1308	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	197 of 1462	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	143 of 1463	90.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+26 vs state

Mathematics72%+33 vs state

Science61%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Banner Elementary School	Public	K-5	12610 N Allen Rd	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 243-7774	375	24	15.3	14.4%	254 (67.7%)	25 (6.7%)	23 (6.1%)	44 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	90.4	169^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.8%		87.5	232^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	88.8%	63	61.0		86.7	70.4	79.7				79.2	80.0	72.2	62.7				71.7	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2	97.2			$12,436	$361	$12,075
Hickory Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2514 W Hickory Grove Rd	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 243-8711	865	45	19.2	3.1%	412 (47.6%)	59 (6.8%)	30 (3.5%)	345 (39.9%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	94	89^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.6	114^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.5%	25	71.8		80.4	81.8	81.8				81.3	79.0	81.8	71.3				77.3	98.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	98.1	98.3	5.1		$9,903	$361	$9,542
Wilder-Waite Grade School	Public	K-5	10021 N Pacific St	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 243-7728	404	23	17.5	24.5%	210 (52.0%)	36 (8.9%)	36 (8.9%)	91 (22.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	88.7	207^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.9%		88.2	220^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.4%	13	58.2		82.8	66.7	82.8				77.6	74.1	66.0	69.0				69.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5			$11,476	$427	$11,050
Dunlap Grade School	Public	K-5	301 S 1st St	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 243-7772	253	19	13.4	18.2%	198 (78.3%)	19 (7.5%)	8 (3.2%)	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	84.5	294^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.7%		72.8	512^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.2%	218	52.5		88.9	65.9	70.0				74.4	80.6	56.1	62.5				65.8	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4		95.4	95.9			$12,925	$557	$12,369
Mossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12207 Old Galena Rd	Chillicothe	61552	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 579-2328	431	27	15.7	41.3%	383 (88.9%)	6 (1.4%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	83.1	325^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.2%		74.1	490^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.3%	165	62.7		65.5	78.5	76.3				74.1	56.4	60.8	55.9				58.0	97.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.1	97.1	12.4		$10,917	$249	$10,668
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3903 W Ridgeview Dr	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 692-8260	433	27	15.9	30.9%	231 (53.3%)	63 (14.5%)	36 (8.3%)	78 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	73.5	518^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.9	367^th of 2067 public elementary schools	82.2%	151	50.0		57.5	61.6	64.3				61.3	58.9	61.6	47.6				55.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.8	98.8			$12,046	$431	$11,615
Kellar Primary School	Public	K-4	6413 N Mount Hawley Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 693-4439	365	25	14.7	53.2%	171 (46.8%)	108 (29.6%)	35 (9.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.1%)	70.2	598^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.9%		66.7	615^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.2%	17			60.3	61.6					60.9	53.8	52.1					53.0	98.6	98.3	98.3	98.3		98.6	98.6			$13,671	$1,214	$12,457
Northmoor Primary School	Public	K-4	1819 W Northmoor Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 692-9481	365	27	13.5	63.0%	117 (32.1%)	143 (39.2%)	31 (8.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (18.4%)	57.8	858^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.3%		51.8	892^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	56.8%	34			51.5	58.3					54.8	39.4	48.3					43.7	99.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	98.9	99.5			$15,565	$1,793	$13,772
Charter Oak Primary School	Public	K-4	5221 W Timberedge Dr	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 693-4433	337	25	13.6	66.8%	95 (28.2%)	154 (45.7%)	28 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	53.2	941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	54.2%		61.8	703^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	66.0%	238			48.6	61.1					54.9	49.3	27.8					38.3	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.8	98.3	98.3			$15,108	$1,479	$13,629
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1421 Spring Bay Rd	East Peoria	61611	Woodford County	Riverview CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 822-8550	220	19	11.5	61.4%	191 (86.8%)	5 (2.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	18.5	1706^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.3	1788^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.5%	82	22.2	31.6	21.4	12.5	33.3	30.4	52.2	57.9	33.3	7.1	20.8	22.2	17.4	30.4	15.8	18.5	95.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	83.7	90.7	100.0		37.2	$15,209	$1,711	$13,498

Frequently Asked Questions about Banner Elementary School

Is Banner Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Banner Elementary School ranks in the top 8.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Banner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Banner Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Banner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Banner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dunlap Middle School
High : Dunlap High School

What district is Banner Elementary School in?

Dunlap CUSD 323

What is the racial makeup of Banner Elementary School?

Students at Banner Elementary School are 68% White, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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