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Manual High School

Q: Is Manual High School a good school?

Manual High School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Manual High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Manual High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Manual High School?

Students at Manual High School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Manual High School?

Manual High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center Elementary : Lincoln School

Public Grades 9-12

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Manual High School is a Peoria, Illinois, public high school serving 731 students in grades 9–12 as part of Peoria School District 150. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results were well below district and state results in every reported subject and grade. In 11th-grade ACT results, 8% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 6% in math, and 9% in science; those scores trailed the state by 42, 34, and 39 percentage points, respectively. The central concern for families is that Manual’s low proficiency is broad, not limited to one subject or grade.

Compared with nearby schools, Manual was weakest in 11th-grade English Language Arts and science, with the lowest results in both; its math result was higher than Peoria High School’s but below Limestone Community High School and East Peoria High School. Attendance is another major concern: 52% of Manual students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 30% in the district, 24% statewide, and 25%–44% at nearby schools. Graduation was also lower—76%, versus 83% districtwide and 90% statewide—while the dropout rate was higher at 9%, compared with 6% in the district and 2% statewide. Manual’s graduation rate was close to Peoria High School’s 74%, but below the other nearby schools’ rates.

Some results have improved, but progress is uneven: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, 11th-grade ACT English Language Arts rose from 5% to 8%, and math from 2% to 6%; meanwhile, 10th-grade English Language Arts fell from 17% to 15%. Chronic absenteeism improved from 64% in 2021–2022 to 52% in 2025–2026, though it remains high. SchoolDigger ranked Manual 616th of 620 schools, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars; its percentile fell from 9 to 1 over the latest three years. For context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible share was 90%, the highest among the five nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.6, compared with a nearby-school average of 14.8. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 ranking for Disabled Students was at the 34th percentile, 30 points above Manual’s overall 4th-percentile standing; its ranking for Hispanic Students dropped from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 3rd in 2024–2025.

731

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,938

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

811 S Griswold St
Peoria, IL 61605-1458

(309) 672-6600

District: Peoria School District 150

Feeder schools for Manual High School:

Elementary:	Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center
	Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

Hispanic:

18.2%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (76% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

Illinois avg47%

616^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Peoria School District 150

688^th of 738Peoria School District 150 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2015	7.5	1294 of 1302	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1284 of 1367	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	1315 of 1365	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1173 of 1344	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	1194 of 1327	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1246 of 1318	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	616 of 620	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	668 of 698	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	631 of 697	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	656 of 699	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	690 of 699	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	635 of 688	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	655 of 701	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	612 of 647	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	597 of 642	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	541 of 614	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	621 of 670	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	615 of 670	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	628 of 665	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	621 of 655	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	593 of 643	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	597 of 632	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	603 of 624	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	566 of 612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	574 of 596	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	561 of 590	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	550 of 592	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	552 of 586	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	184 of 187	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	290 of 323	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	283 of 301	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	286 of 294	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	232 of 281	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	248 of 299	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	225 of 253	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	326 of 491	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	266 of 284	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	64 of 151	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	1.4	544 of 545	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	658 of 685	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	613 of 664	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	619 of 656	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	642 of 658	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	587 of 639	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	624 of 665	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	577 of 620	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	355 of 366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	210 of 336	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	293 of 333	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	327 of 335	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	273 of 317	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	309 of 317	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	256 of 291	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	474 of 478	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	642 of 672	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	570 of 639	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	618 of 644	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	611 of 626	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	537 of 611	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	565 of 585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	519 of 521	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	650 of 685	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	596 of 668	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	640 of 668	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	655 of 664	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	610 of 653	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	630 of 675	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	600 of 619	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	210 of 211	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	166 of 170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	154 of 154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	436 of 527	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	367 of 482	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	313 of 476	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	4.5	552 of 554	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	554 of 557	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	560 of 560	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	545 of 553	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	550 of 552	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	547 of 548	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science9%-39 vs state

English Language Arts8%-42 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 vs state

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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)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manual High School	Public	9-12	811 S Griswold St	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6600	731	44	16.6	89.7%	66 (9.0%)	485 (66.3%)	133 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	2.8	616^th of 620 public high schools	0.6%		5.6	668^th of 698 public high schools	4.3%	52	22.8	14.7	8.2		14.2	13.3	8.2	6.3	8.8	96.8%		$18,938	$1,487	$17,451
Peoria Regional High School	Public	9-12	908 N Sterling Ave	West Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 495-6800	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1615 N North St	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6630	1,541	74	20.8	85.9%	149 (9.7%)	1,000 (64.9%)	224 (14.5%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	149 (9.7%)	3.1	610^th of 620 public high schools	1.6%		5.5	669^th of 698 public high schools	4.2%	59	27.1	15.4	6.4	4.3	13.1	14.7	9.8	4.9	12.9	98.9%		$15,439	$1,283	$14,156
Peoria City Jvnl Det Center 9-12	Public	9-12	4201 Airport Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Limestone CHSD 310	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 697-6271	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Knoxville Center for Student Success	Public	9-12	2628 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 439-0000	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.5%
Knoxville Safe School Program	Public	9-12	2628 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 439-0000	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%
Limestone Community High School	Public	9-12	4201 Airport Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Limestone CHSD 310	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-6271	898	68	13.2	49.8%	647 (72.0%)	105 (11.7%)	56 (6.2%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.8%)	25.2	475^th of 620 public high schools	23.4%		40.2	439^th of 698 public high schools	37.1%	36	47.3	39.2	27.8	22.0	31.4	30.3	36.0	23.2	40.5	99.3%		$21,138	$999	$20,139
Woodruff Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	1800 NE Perry Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 672-6665	0	20	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Washington St	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria CHSD 309	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 694-8300	823	57	14.4	56.3%	665 (80.8%)	30 (3.6%)	57 (6.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.0%)	30.7	451^st of 620 public high schools	27.3%		35.6	479^th of 698 public high schools	31.4%	28	62.1	32.5	36.1	20.6	37.3	26.0	38.1	25.6	40.3	98.7%		$19,150	$567	$18,583
Greeley Alternative School	Public	6-12	3202 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 282-1919	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Manual High School

What is the racial makeup of Manual High School?

Students at Manual High School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Manual High School in?

Peoria School District 150

Is Manual High School a good school?

Manual High School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Manual High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Manual High School.

What schools feed into Manual High School?

Manual High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center
Elementary : Lincoln School

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